Taoiseach Micheál Martin has shelved the Occupied Territories Bill, looking to replace the bill with new legislation due to it being ‘unconstitutional as drafted.’ Put forward in 2018 by opposition in response to Israel, the Read more…
At 12pm on Wednesday the 20th of March DCU staff and students vacated classrooms in their droves in order to take part in the walkout in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The walk out, that Read more…
The Irish-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), gathered in support of a Seanad motion to sanction Israel at Leinster House last night. The motion calls for real comprehensive sanctions against Apartheid Israel, the implementation of the Occupied Read more…
Protests serve as the pulse of a society, beating to the rhythm of outrage and the demand for justice. In the country I once called home, marching for change was treated as a rebellious act, Read more…
Trinity College Student Union hosted an Anti-Apartheid week (4th-8th October), with many pro-Palestinian discussions and talks on the ‘Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions’ (BDS) movement. Read more…
PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett and American activist Harry Browne spoke to DCU students about pro-Palestinian activism at a DCU People before Profit event. Read more…
DCU’s Students for Justice for Palestine (SJP) have called for a boycott of Eurovision 2019 that is to be hosted in the country of Israel. Read more…
DCU Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) society launched a student union (SU) referendum campaign to mandate the SU to adopt a stance of solidarity with Palestine. Read more…
Ireland may be forced to recognise Palestine as a state if negotiations continue. Read more…
The USI have voted to support the boycott against Israel in their occupation of Palestine and failure to obide by UN law. Read more…
With all of the controversy surrounding the UCC conference, Paola Rivetti, a member of Academics for Palestine, explains why the conference should go ahead. Read more…
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland visited DCU to discuss the US’s approach to Israeli conflict and praised Irish support in summer 2014. Read more…
Several lecturers in DCU have joined more than 100 academics across Ireland in boycotting Israel’s academic institutions, according to a letter published in the Irish Times. The letter states the academics will “maintain this position until the state of Israel complies with international law and respects universal principles of human rights.”
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Academics have chosen to boycott Israeli universities, following the struggles between Palestine and Israel Read more…
Motion on Israel boycott dismissed as the competence of Class Rep Council is brought into question. Read more…
Nine DCU academics have signed a pledge supporting an Israel boycott until the rights of Palestinians are respected. Read more…
Following Mark Humphry’s opinion piece supporting Israel, DCU student Mark Chabbel gives his thoughts on Israel and Palestine. Read more…
Lecturer Mark Humphrys on why he supports Israel because it is a liberal state, and its enemies are not. Read more…
At some point in recent weeks, we all will have noticed the TV news images of rockets launching and debris crumbling. These are images from the Gaza Strip. Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Hamas. These are all Read more…
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