‘This is from in our soul’: Paramedics and doctors work through Lebanon’s ‘hardest days’
In a southern city battered by Israeli strikes, returning residents confront a devastated region while grieving medical workers refuse to leave
Israel
Trump says ships are moving through Strait of Hormuz after news of US-Iran peace deal
US-Iran peace deal includes the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran-US deal is opposed across Israel’s political spectrum
‘Israel won the battle but Netanyahu lost the war’, head of Knesset opposition says
A war without a victor: Trump’s Iran deal delivers fragile peace with many faultlines
However Trump chooses to sell it, the deal that he has now struck reflects the failure of the military option
Trump criticises Israeli strikes on Lebanon as US pushes for deal to be signed
Agreement includes reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Israeli military attacks Hizbullah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs
Lebanese militant group says it fired missiles and drones towards Israeli troops
Beware ideas which offer a pseudointellectual cover for racist rioting
A book coining the ugly phrase ‘suicidal empathy’ has been on the NYT bestseller list. At its heart is the idea that ‘misdirected’ empathy is destroying western civilisation
Ireland v Israel: Government might find it easier to do the right thing
Minister’s Olympics excuse sounds like scraping the barrel for pretexts to justify inaction
Chris Haughton: ‘Children’s books are underappreciated in general. It’s short-sighted’
The new Laureate na nÓg on inspiring hope, combating injustice, and his upcoming court appearance
Confirmation of neutral venue for Ireland-Israel match prompts criticism from Opposition
Sinn Féin, Labour and Green Party say games should be stopped over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians
US-Iran agree deal to extend ceasefire, says Pakistan’s prime minister
Shehbaz Sharif’s comments come after Trump accuses Tehran of misrepresenting pact’s details
Inside Iran’s underground ‘missile cities’ – battered but still firing
Weeks of bombardment appear to have only temporarily suppressed Tehran’s firepower hidden underground
Gavin Cooney: FAI doesn’t want to find out what repercussions of boycotting Israel game would be
The bottom line is authorities don’t want to pay the price for a principled stand
Tensions come to fore over drive towards single-tier healthcare
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, political focus on controversial Ireland-Israel matches as, elsewhere, the World Cup kicks off
Lebanon’s displaced people: War, poverty and rising tensions on Beirut’s Corniche
An elderly poet is among thousands enduring displacement and hardship as conflict in southern Lebanon drags on with no end in sight
Ireland, Israel and boycotts
Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the term genocide to describe Nazi Germany’s attempt to wipe out entire racial groups
Do we really want to stop Intel trading with its sister plant in Israel?
Ireland's Government doesn’t have the luxury of ignoring the real world consequences of its actions
‘Neutral venue’ will not placate the three in four fans opposed to Ireland playing Israel
Ireland v Israel shows the notion that sport and politics do not mix is risible
Boycotting Israel match would mean not taking part in 2028 Olympics, Minister claims
Accepting Opposition motion would rule Ireland out of any event in which Israel was competing, says Charlie McConalogue
Why is Israel poised to approve the biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades?
Almost the entire international community considers settlements illegal
Oil climbs as fresh US strikes on Iran threaten fragile truce
Trump accuses Tehran of dragging out talks on an interim peace deal
Boycotts and deflection
Regimes in Tehran or Kabul are already heavily sanctioned and globally isolated. Israel, by contrast, is diplomatically shielded by western nations
US congressman renews call for Occupied Territories Bill to be withdrawn
As Bill debated in Dáil, Josh Gottheimer claims legislation is ‘a one-sided measure that singles out Israel while ignoring territorial disputes everywhere else in the world’
Ireland should not play against ‘genocidal regime’, says TD and former League of Ireland player
Daniel Ennis says ‘sport more than a game but only works when grounded in respect’
Israel, as a democracy, should be held to higher standards than surrounding regimes
In this context, Israel deserves particular opprobrium
Government to insist it has no role in sports fixtures in response to calls to stop Ireland-Israel games
Taoiseach rejects calls for intervention in upcoming matches
Irish man among five experiencing ‘procedural violence’ in German trial, relatives say
Representatives hold press conference in Brussels for five accused of causing €1 million in damage at German firm, including Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally
FAI and Government warned of judicial review over football fixtures with Israel
Boycotting Ireland-Israel matches would be ‘totally insane’, Alan Shatter says
Ireland v Israel match: Harris urges FAI to ‘bring clarity’ to neutral venue row
Football Association of Ireland board discussing whether to play home game at a neutral venue
FAI understood to have settled on moving Ireland v Israel to neutral venue
Board in talks with Uefa but decision to play home game at a neutral venue said to be made informally
Push to boycott Ireland-Israel games kicks off in the Dáil
Inside Politics: Two motions will be tabled this week calling for the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League matches with Israel to be called off
Why Netanyahu defied Trump’s orders and retaliated against Iran
Israeli prime minister opted for escalation despite US calls for restraint as election pressures mount
Global stocks slide led by meltdown in South Korea as oil prices rise
Steep declines in tech-related stocks follow Wall Street rout on Friday
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