Measures to counter anti-Semitism included in programme for government
Jewish Representative Council ‘delighted’ Ireland is to adopt framework for stamping out targeting of Jewish people
Palestine
An Irish man in Israel: As news came of the ceasefire deal, there were no celebrations on the streets of Tel Aviv
My eight-year-old daughter Ella’s excitement didn’t rub off on the other passengers on the bus, who seemed unfazed by the breaking news
Hamas renews its ranks in face of Israeli military onslaught
Binyamin Netanyahu’s aim of returning 200,000 Israelis to southern and northern communities abandoned during war is unlikely until Gaza has been pacified by political means
Should Ireland pass the Occupied Territories Bill? Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy and former ambassador Daniel Mulhall debate
Contentious proposed law would ban trade with Israeli firms operating in occupied Palestinian territory
Why has Ireland joined the ICJ case against Israel? Is it simply that it’s the right thing to do?
There are several reasons why our sympathy for the Palestinian cause has not been tempered by the pragmatic realities of international diplomatic relations, as is the case elsewhere
Hamas stands by demands for Israel to end assault on Gaza in ongoing ceasefire talks
Three Palestinians killed in the West Bank as Israeli military operations intensify
Gaza: Israeli air strikes kill more than 110 in two days amid fresh ceasefire push
Israel’s military claims it hit around 40 Hamas gathering points and command centres while taking measures to reduce harm to civilians
Newborn freezes to death in Gaza as thousands of displaced face winter cold and heavy rain
Jumaa al-Batran is one of six Palestinians who have died of exposure and cold in recent days
Unstable new world order has frightening echoes of 1930s and 1940s
Trump’s re-election fuels global turmoil in which Putin is the biggest of many autocrats blending kleptocracy and dictatorship. US institutions and international treaties are fading, and Ukraine and Palestine have been betrayed
A Palestinian in Ireland: ‘Even in Ireland, you can see there are people oppressed, but it’s hidden’
Dancer Amir Sabra arrived in Ireland from a Palestinian refugee camp in Nablus in 2021
One of the casualties of 12 months of war in the Middle East was the rule of international law
In the space of a single year, the Islamic Republic of Iran effectively lost three of the key elements in its so-called axis of resistance
Israel orders any remaining residents of Gaza’s Beit Hanoun to leave
Palestinian and UN officials say no place is safe in Gaza and that evacuations worsen humanitarian conditions
Binyamin Netanyahu lobbied for embassy during visit to Ireland as a rising star politician in 1990
Future Israeli prime minister defended opposition to Palestinian statehood and downplayed settlements and occupations
‘Narratively ingenious with gorgeously toothsome art and character design’: The best graphic novels of 2024
From Lynda Barry’s moving and frequently hilarious workbook for making and thinking to Seán Hogan’s ripping yarn set in a Tipperary town
Israeli forces raid northern Gaza hospital, ordering hundreds to evacuate
At least 25 killed in latest strikes by Israel on Palestinian enclave, including 15 in one Gaza City house
Gaza: Five journalists killed in air strike by Israel which it says targeted militants
Hamas and Israel trade blame over failure to conclude ceasefire agreement despite recent reported progress
Micheál Martin calls for ceasefires in Sudan and Gaza as regions are threatened by famine
Tánaiste says hunger caused by conflicts is being exacerbated by denial of humanitarian aid by warring parties
Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill at least 20, including eight in designated humanitarian zone
Israel receives major boost as pro-Iranian militias in Iraq announce they are stopping their attacks against Israel
Taoiseach expresses ‘unbreakable support’ to people of Palestine during call with Abbas
Simon Harris says call was made to express ‘solidarity’ between people of Ireland and Palestine
Bethlehem cancels Christmas celebrations
War means there will be little visitor presence in the birthplace of Jesus this Christmas
Human Rights Watch claims Israel’s deprivation of water in Gaza is an act of genocide
HRW says dehydration and malnutrition ‘undermine people’s abilities to heal from wounds and disease, leading to infections, illnesses and deaths’
Oscars 2025: Kneecap shortlisted for best international feature film and best original song
Two Irish films, TJ O’Grady-Peyton’s Room Taken and Portia A Buckley’s Clodagh, land spots in the shortlist for best live-action short
Attention-grabbing gimmick? Israeli media reacts to embassy closure in Dublin
Move against an ‘implacable foe’ makes sense emotionally - but less so strategically, commentators write
President Michael D Higgins accuses Israel of ‘deep slander’ over anti-Semitic claims
President was responding to comments from Israel’s foreign minister on Monday
Palestinian museum founder inquires about leasing site of closed Israeli embassy in Dublin
Opening exhibition branch at former Israeli embassy would be ‘political statement’, Faisel Saleh says
Israeli foreign minister calls Taoiseach Simon Harris ‘antisemitic’
Taoiseach said he would not comment on ‘personalised and false attacks and remains focused on the horrific war crimes being perpetrated in Gaza’
Israeli embassy closure the correct move given ‘anti-Israel obsession’ in Ireland, says Dana Erlich
Ambassador says ‘Zionist has become a dirty word’ in Ireland and this is ’modernisation of anti-Semitism’
Israel to close Dublin embassy over ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’
Taoiseach Simon Harris says move is ‘deeply regrettable’ and describes Irish stance as ‘pro-international law’
‘You want peace in the Middle East? I don’t feel there is peace here in Britain’
Westminster MPs hear from Israeli and Palestinian voices on what more Britain can do to help bring about peace
Israel kills 36 Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza as US official says ceasefire may be close
Comments come as Israeli military claims air strike that killed 13 was done to prevent Hamas hijacking aid shipment in south of enclave
Israeli air strikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza
Journalist Eman Al-Shanti among the dead, the 193rd member of the press killed in the war since October 2023
Why Amnesty concluded Israel’s actions in Gaza are calculated and deliberate genocide
USA, Germany and many other states actively transfer arms to Israel. They are violating their obligation to prevent genocide and are at risk of becoming complicit in the destruction of Palestine and its people
Sherin’s mother prays she won’t be left lying in the street to be eaten by scavenging dogs
In all the Mercs-and-perks talk about who will get which Cabinet portfolios, there has been scant appetite to face down the warmongers in Jerusalem and Washington
Israel kills at least 39 Palestinians in latest strikes on Gaza, including attack on tent camp
Women and children among dead as makeshift shelters set ablaze in near Khan Younis, an area Israel calls a humanitarian zone
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