6 Counties Elections – the view from West Belfast
For the first time in the history of the partitioned state, an Irish republican party makes up the largest group of elected representatives in the
Sarah Holland May 12, 2022 No Comments
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Podcast: 5 UN Special Rapporteurs agree Israel is an apartheid state
This month, 5 UN Special Rapporteurs agreed that Israel is an apartheid state. The rapporteurs echoed the findings of Canadian Professor Michael Lynk, who presented
Sarah Holland May 2, 2022 No Comments
10 Years of Extra-Judicial Killings in Palestine
Killings of Palestinian civilians by Israeli occupation forces are a weekly occurrence which have become normalized by the lack of consequences suffered by those who
Sarah Holland April 25, 2022 No Comments
How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
Twenty years after I left college and set off into the big wide world, I signed up again and took on a Masters in Journalism
Sarah Holland April 22, 2022 No Comments
Springtime Doggies Loving Life
With blue skies and cheerful daffodils once more putting a spring in our steps, we put out a call for photos of the happiest dogs
Sarah Holland April 8, 2022 No Comments
Settler Violence Against Palestinians
Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians is a tool used by the State of Israel to displace indigenous Palestinians and make the expropriation of their
Sarah Holland April 4, 2022 No Comments
World Water Day in Palestine
On World Water Day 2022, we look at how the control of water in Palestine causes untold difficulties for ordinary people. From farmers to families,
Sarah Holland March 22, 2022 No Comments
Institutionalised European Racism and the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
As Ukrainian women, children, the elderly and infirm flee the attacks of the Russian military, commentators noticed a marked difference between how these refugees were
Sarah Holland March 13, 2022 No Comments
Israeli Apartheid: Weak Response from Irish Government
This week, Dáil Éireann debated the Amnesty International Report which was released on February 1st this year entitled “Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system
Sarah Holland March 4, 2022 2 Comments
Ireland’s Neutrality as Russia Wages War
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and Taoiseach Micheál Martin have both made clear statements on Ireland’s
Sarah Holland February 25, 2022 1 Comment