Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. We are told that on authority. It is a pragmatic truth of authority. Authority is power established in the medium of freedom. Freedom is the market. Israel was thoroughly immersed in the market before it existed. It was conceived as an ideal and brought into existence … Continue reading Imperialist Anarchy
Palestine/Israel
Letters
Jews And Zionism Fintan O'Toole describes "Zionism is a form of racism" as a "stupid slogan" and warns us that "Jewish people worldwide are having a terrible time" (Zionism Is Not Racism, Any More Than Nationalism Is Sectarianism, 20 October, 2026). Last June the second ever Jewish Anti-Zionist International Congress was held in the Maldron … Continue reading Letters
Irish Government: Double Standards!
In January 2010, 26 Mossad agents were involved in the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas military commander. The assassination took place in a hotel room in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Mossad agents involved in that operation included eight who used fake or cloned Irish passports, with others using similarly forged UK, Australian, … Continue reading Irish Government: Double Standards!
Israel’s Conquest of the USA Enables the Genocide of Palestine
Israel's Conquest of the USA Enables the Genocide of Palestine (letter sent to US Congress and House representatives) It is a tragedy for all Americans and for the world, and especially for Palestine, that Israel has conquered the once-mighty USA. They did it without firing a shot (except, probably, the one against Kennedy!). Many … Continue reading Israel’s Conquest of the USA Enables the Genocide of Palestine
The Difficulty With Anti-Semitism!
"I think people are missing the point about what is fuelling this [i.e., the upsurge in what is called Anti-Semitism in recent times]. Anti-Semitism is always with us, will always be with us, has been with us since the Jewish people first emerged. To that extent it is a contagion which at best is kept … Continue reading The Difficulty With Anti-Semitism!
On Jewishness And Anti-Semitism In The Soviet Union And Today
In June’s Irish Political Review Brendan Clifford wrote of ‘The Phenomenon Of Anti-Semitism!’ He observed that the— “Jewish mode of national existence was viable when there was a world order consisting of Empires. In 1917/18 most of the Empires fell. They were not overthrown by nationalist revolutions. It was only in Ireland that there was a nationalist revolution against Empire. Britain destroyed its … Continue reading On Jewishness And Anti-Semitism In The Soviet Union And Today
Lest We Forget: Yaqeen Hammad: Gaza Child Influencer Killed By Israel
Yaqeen Hammad: Born 2013; Died 23 May 2025 (aged 11) at Deir al-Balah Cause of death: Israeli airstrike Known for: Social media influencer Yaqeen Hammad (2013 – 23 May 2025) was a Palestinian social media influencer who was known for sharing humanitarian updates during the Gaza war. She was killed at the … Continue reading Lest We Forget: Yaqeen Hammad: Gaza Child Influencer Killed By Israel
The Phenomenon Of Anti-Semitism!
A spectacular rise in Anti-Semitism is recorded by those who monitor it. There is widespread agreement that it should be stamped out. It can be stamped out only by removing the cause of it. In order to remove the cause of it, the cause must be known. There is no disagreement with that assessment as … Continue reading The Phenomenon Of Anti-Semitism!
The killing of Hind Rajab
From Irish Daily Mail. Dear Editor, The killing of Hind Rajab and far too many other children A recent UN report found that more than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025. This figure does not include those buried under rubble, and deaths caused by hunger, diseases, and … Continue reading The killing of Hind Rajab
Israel, Türkiye And Cyprus
The Cyprus dispute goes back to the early 1960s, when the Greek Cypriots started to gradually erode the constitutional rights of the Turkish community on the Island. There were a series of pogroms and massacres of the Turkish population. The fascist coup in Cyprus, aimed at annexation of the island by Greece, led to Turkish military intervention in 1974, … Continue reading Israel, Türkiye And Cyprus
