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# palestine - Monday 8 June, 2020
Opinion: There really is no excuse for a new Government not to pass the Occupied Territories Bill
Duncan Casey argues that the Bill, which would prohibit the import of goods from the West Bank, should no longer be delayed.
# palestine - Sunday 26 April, 2020
Israel prime minister 'confident' Trump will support West Bank annexation
Israeli annexation of West Bank territory would be highly controversial.
# palestine - Thursday 23 April, 2020
Simon Coveney condemns Israeli deal to approve Trump's plan for annexation of parts of West Bank
The Minister for Foreign Affairs’ comments come as a new government is set to be formed in Israel.
# palestine - Monday 24 February, 2020
Israeli minister defends bulldozer being used to pick up man's body
The militant was killed by Israeli forces as he tried to plant an explosive device near the border fence in Gaza.
# palestine - Friday 21 February, 2020
Tánaiste Simon Coveney condemns proposals for new Israeli settlements as 'very clearly illegal'
The plans were unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night.
# palestine - Tuesday 28 January, 2020
Donald Trump calls his plan for Israel-Palestine a 'win-win', and tweets out a map
Trump said that his plan “could be the last opportunity” for Palestinians.
Trump hosts rival Israeli leaders on the eve of unveiling 'historic' peace plan
There is scepticism over the plan’s chances of success in the Middle East.
# palestine - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
Coveney condemns 'illegal' Israeli settlements in wake of US policy u-turn
This comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington no longer considers them to be illegal.
# palestine - Monday 18 November, 2019
US will no longer consider Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories illegal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the change in position today.
# palestine - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Israel kills top Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza attack
Israel was attacked with rockets following the strike on the Palestinian militants.
EU countries must now label products imported from Israeli occupied territories
It follows a case taken by a French tribunal in 2016.
# palestine - Sunday 15 September, 2019
Israel approves new West Bank settlement just days before election
The move was announced by Benjamin Netanyahu.
# palestine - Friday 13 September, 2019
Palestinian politician to pursue defamation case against Facebook in Irish High Court
Mohammed Dahlan’s lawyers have moved their focus from England to Ireland.
# palestine - Tuesday 10 September, 2019
Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank's Jordan Valley if re-elected
A senior Palestinian official has said that Netanyahu’s plan destroys all chances of Israeli-Palestinian peace.
# palestine - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
Gaza on 'state of alert' after three policemen killed by reported ISIS bombers
The police officers died at checkpoints last night.
# palestine - Thursday 8 August, 2019
Off-duty Israeli soldier found dead with stab wounds in occupied West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called it a “terrorist” attack and reinforcements have been sent.
# palestine - Sunday 4 August, 2019
'Are you brave enough?': RTÉ faced slew of demands to boycott in days leading up to Eurovision
RTÉ received dozens of emails in the days leading up to this year’s competition.
# palestine - Thursday 30 May, 2019
Israel votes to hold new elections after Netanyahu fails to form government
Parliament voted 74-45 in favour of dissolving itself and setting elections for 17 September.
# palestine - Saturday 18 May, 2019
Government told that Occupied Territories Bill could affect immigration status of Irish in US
Fine Gael voted against the Bill, which passed second stage in the Dáil this year.
# palestine - Wednesday 15 May, 2019
Up to 60 Palestinians wounded during protests to mark anniversary of creation of Israel
The demonstrations came two weeks after a ceasefire was announced in the region.
# palestine - Tuesday 14 May, 2019
Galway City Council calls on RTÉ to boycott the Eurovision
GCC passed a motion last night calling on RTÉ not to broadcast the contest.
# palestine - Saturday 11 May, 2019
Opinion: Support Palestinians and show your opposition to apartheid by boycotting Eurovision
You can show solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom against Israeli apartheid, occupation and war crimes by supporting the boycott, writes Zoe Lawlor.
Opinion: Eurovision boycott activists are opposed to Israel's right to self-determination
They pretend that the Jewish people have no right to live in the places where they were born and where their history, religion and culture are deeply rooted, writes the Israeli ambassador to Ireland, Ophir Kariv.
# palestine - Saturday 4 May, 2019
Baby killed as Israel launches air strikes after rockets fired from Gaza
The Hamas rocket launches come as tensions in the region have ratcheted upwards.
# palestine - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
Airbnb reverses decision to ban listings from West Bank settlements
The move came as a result of multiple lawsuits being filed by hosts against the company.
# palestine - Sunday 7 April, 2019
Netanyahu vows to will annex settlements in West Bank if he's re-elected
Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday.
# palestine - Friday 5 April, 2019
Sligo County Council votes unanimously to call on RTE to boycott the Eurovision
Sligo County Council has previously voted to fly the Palestinian flag from Council Officers for a month in 2017, as well as voting to support a bill to ban goods from Israeli settlements in 2018.
# palestine - Sunday 31 March, 2019
Palestinian man killed by Israeli fire ahead of border protests
He was hit in the head by shrapnel.
# palestine - Saturday 30 March, 2019
3 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire as tens of thousands gather at Israel-Gaza border
Israel deployed several thousand troops along the border, with the anniversary coming at a sensitive time ahead of its 9 April elections.
# palestine - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
Israel continues Gaza air strikes and Palestinian militants fire rockets despite apparent ceasefire
“Our response was very powerful, very very powerful,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
# palestine - Monday 25 March, 2019
Israel vows to respond 'with force' after seven injured by rocket fired from Gaza Strip
The property was located in around 20km north of Tel Aviv.
# palestine - Saturday 23 March, 2019
Israeli ambassador praises RTÉ's 'strong position' on Eurovision boycott calls
His comments come in the wake of renewed calls for RTÉ to sit out this year’s contest.
# palestine - Friday 8 March, 2019
'Stand on the right side of history': Protest outside RTÉ calls for broadcaster to boycott Eurovision
The protest follows this morning’s announcement that Sarah McTernan will represent Ireland at this year’s contest.
# palestine - Saturday 23 February, 2019
Long identified as staunch friends of Israel, Democrats are now being accused of anti-semitism
The claims have echoes of those against Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour.
# palestine - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
Opinion: 'I joined the army out of love for Israel... but I was just playing the part of the British soldier'
‘At first, I hated shooting school children with rubber-coated bullets … but after a few months in Hebron, we would high-five each other every time we hit one’, writes Dean Issacharoff.
# palestine - Monday 11 February, 2019
Coveney announces launch of Ireland-Palestine scholarship programme
The programme will allow an “increased cohort” of Palestinian students to study in Ireland, the Tánaiste said.
# palestine - Thursday 24 January, 2019
Government loses vote on Israeli goods trade ban Bill, as ministers abstain
The government lost by 75 votes to 45 votes, with three abstentions.
# palestine - Thursday 3 January, 2019
Coveney rules out Occupied Territories Bill support but will discuss free vote with Independent Alliance ministers
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
# palestine - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
Opinion: The government should be brave and stand on the right side of history with the Occupied Territories Bill
If Ireland is committed to peace between Israel and Palestine then we must show it and pass this legislation, writes Niall Collins.
# palestine - Saturday 22 December, 2018
Coveney announces further €2 million of government funding for Palestinian people
Ireland’s total funding to Palestinian people this year amounted to €15.38 million.
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Poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
THIS IS THE first weekend since pubs and restaurants reopened for businesses on Monday.
There are strict guidelines in place for the businesses due to Covid-19 restrictions, with a time limits in place for patrons and a requirement to buy a meal if people are consuming alcohol.
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