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Bono love-bombs mass murderer Shimon Peres

In declaring Israeli president a “gift to the world,” the singer omitted a few salient facts.

The crocodile tears of Samantha Power

America’s new ambassador to the UN only condemns human rights abuses when it’s politically expedient to do so.

How Amnesty has let down Bradley Manning

There is nothing complex about Bradley Manning’s case, so why is the world’s best known human rights group not demanding his release?

Must-see photos: Activists remix “Visit Israel” ads on Irish bus shelters

The ads that said “Visit Israel” now say “Boycott Israel” among other biting and funny messages.

Apologist for apartheid masquerades as human rights activist

Leading campaigner against discrimination with Human Rights First refuses to acknowledge that Israel is an apartheid state.

A punchy and provocative "guide book" to Gaza

David Cronin
15 April 2013

Veteran Irish author Dervla Murphy believes Israel is allergic to talking honestly about justice.

Arms dealer caught telling lies over exports to Israel

Freddy Versluys, an influential arms trade lobbyist in Belgium, claims he hasn’t sold weapons to Israel for 15 or 20 years; papers from the Flemish authorities suggest otherwise.

Ireland's elite abets Israel's crimes

Why has Dublin’s best-known university, Trinity College, teamed up with Israel’s war industry?

Ireland has a moral duty to ban goods from Israeli settlements

Stephen McCloskey
8 October 2012
While the Irish foreign minister has made some positive noises, more pressure is needed to bar imports of products from Israeli settlements.

Israel's Dublin embassy planned to smear Palestine activists as sexual deviants and Mossad agents

Israel’s Dublin embassy proposed a plan to combat Palestine solidarity activists by smearing them as suffering from psychological and sexual problems and implying they work for Mossad.

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