What’s behind Ireland’s support for Palestine?
A shared sense of struggle underpins a bond, and after the recent conflict, Dublin has made landmark diplomatic moves against Israel.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/7/whats-behind-irelands-support-for-palestine
Why the Irish Support Palestine
Once upon a time, Ireland was a huge supporter of Jewish aspirations in the Promised Land. What happened ?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/06/23/why-the-irish-support-palestine-2/
A history of Ireland's support for Palestine
https://www.newarab.com/analysis/history-irelands-support-palestine
In-depth: The historical parallels of colonialism, repression, and inequality shared by Ireland and Palestine have created a bond of solidarity between both nations.
Rory Miller: Why the Irish Support Palestine
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/128343
The unbreakable bond of Ireland and Palestine
Among European nations, Ireland has been one of the most vocal in its support of the Palestinian national struggle
https://www.middleeasteye.net/features/unbreakable-bond-ireland-and-palestine
‘Colonised people’
“The Irish people, as a colonised people living for centuries under British occupation, have instinctively identified with freedom struggles across the globe,” Gerry Adams, Irish republican and president of Sinn Féin, the largest Irish nationalist party in both the Republic of Ireland and the six counties of Northern Ireland that still belong to the United Kingdom (UK), told Middle East Eye.
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal: UN rights commission
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129722
History of Palestine
https://fanack.com/palestine/history-of-palestine/
Introduction
The earliest archaeological discoveries recorded in what is known as the historic Palestine date back between 7500 and 3100 BC in Jabal Al-Qafra at the south of Nazareth and Safh Al-raml near Tiberias. The discoveries confirmed that the region witnessed a kind of simple life. The most important thing in that era was the establishment of Jericho, which is considered the oldest town in history.
Ireland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland
The Land of Heart's Desire
“Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.”
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats
Freedom dream
Lie here with me
and hear my song
Of love and loss
Of dreadful wrong
A land of olives
A land of citron
A land of oranges and lemons
Lie in my arms
child of blessings
Dream of our land
with a depth of wishing
Rich soil, clear water
ancient as the olive groves
As we hunger and thirst
call up our memories
All for you daughter
Our stolen home.
Una Casey Cadao
https://peaceinourname.com/palestinian-poetry
