Tag: Israel
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Middle East crisis: sleepwalking into the abyss
“When the leaders speak of peace, the common people know that war is coming.” (Bertolt Brecht) It was a fragment of conversation that one might overhear by pure coincidence, and then have thought nothing more of it. It occurred one morning when we were strolling along a picturesque beach in a Spanish resort in Santander. The…
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Israeli Planes and the Hypocrisy of the Irish Ruling Class
“40,000 dead in Gaza is a milestone the world must be ashamed of. International diplomacy has failed to protect innocent children.” In such strong words, passionately spoke out the Taoiseach, Simon Harris, about the latest grim record set by the war on Gaza last week.