Here is a brief history of Israel and Ireland, before these Fg and - TopicsExpress

Here is a brief history of Israel and Ireland, before these Fg and labor twats got in to power, sold our sovereignty and have never stood up for anyone not even there own, Palestine the people are behind you, sorry bout our so called government, spineless no good for nothings, On 4 November 2011, the Irish ship MV Saoirse carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli Navy in international waters. The Navy boarded the ship, took those aboard in custody and towed it to Ashdod. In response, Irish Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore stated that the Irish government do not agree with [the Gaza blockade], (...) regard it as contrary to international humanitarian law in its impact on the civilian population of Gaza, and (...) have repeatedly urged Israel to end a policy which is unjust, counter-productive and amounts to collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians.[17] On 16 November 2011, unnamed sources from the Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed that Ireland (is the) most hostile country in Europe and was pushing all of Europes countries to a radical and uncompromising approach. An unnamed official argued that the Irish government is feeding its people with anti-Israel hatred and that what we are seeing here is clear anti-Semitism. An official from the Irish Foreign Affairs Department announced that the Government is critical of Israeli policies in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is not hostile to Israel and it is clearly wrong to suggest as much, he said. The notion that this Government is or would be trying to stoke up anti-Israeli feeling is untrue. We are not hostile to Israel. We are critical of policies, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territories. These are not the same things.[18] Israel’s ambassador to Ireland was reported as distancing himself from claims of Irish anti-Semitism.[19] In December 2012 the IsraelinIreland posted on the Embassys Facebook page a comment that was viewed as racist and slanderous to Palestinians: A thought for Christmas… If Jesus and mother Mary were alive today, they would, as Jews without security, probably end up being lynched in Bethlehem by hostile Palestinians. Just a thought ....[20][21][22][23] The post resulted in protests, and the Embassy removed the statement issuing an apology, and posted the following statement: To whom it may concern: An image of Jesus and Mary with a derogatory comment about Palestinians was posted without the consent of the administrator of the Facebook page. We have removed the post in question immediately. Apologies to anyone who may have been offended. Merry Christmas! In early 2012 the Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign organised a cultural boycott of Israel, as a result of which Irish music group Dervish (band) cancelled a proposed tour of Israel, citing an avalanche of negativity and venom directed towards them. [24] This online campaign was officially condemned by Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter [25] and Irish Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore [26] In 2013, Alan Shatter, minister of Justice, Equality and Defense said, while visiting Israel, that “Ireland is a friend of Israel. We have a government in Ireland that wants a deeper engagement. But we also have a government in Ireland that is committed to the peace process.[27]