Posted on Wed, December 26, 2012 at 00:30 am CET
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Turkish-Israeli Relations: Is Normalization Possible?

On November 26, 2012, several newspapers reported that Israel and Turkey had resumed reconciliation talks between senior officials, marking a profound change since the low-point in relations occurred in the aftermath of the Gaza aid flotilla in 2010… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Diplomacy • Israel • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, December 6, 2012 at 21:18 pm CET
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The Interview: “Explaining the Latest Israel-Palestinian Controversy” (Satire)

Satire but very close to actual experience… Continue reading

Topics: Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Peace Process • Political Correctness • Pro-Palestinianism • Satire 
Posted on Sat, November 17, 2012 at 19:08 pm CET
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Manufacturing blood libel: Hamas’ propaganda war

Intensive propaganda campaigns led by Palestinian terrorist groups are perhaps the most predictable occurrence when it comes to any minor or major conflict involving Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Palestinian Terrorism • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Fri, October 26, 2012 at 22:50 pm CEST
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Vincent Browne and the Israeli “cancer” that poisons Western foreign policy

Controversy erupted when firebrand left-wing Irish broadcaster Vincent Browne referred to Israel as a “cancer”… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Ireland • Jew-Hatred • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Fri, October 26, 2012 at 16:05 pm CEST
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Trócaire and its outrageous propaganda

Another follow up by Dr Mark Dooley to his previous Trócaire articles. This article is about Trócaire’s controversial pro-Palestinian propaganda… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Ireland • Pro-Palestinianism • The Vatican 
Posted on Thu, October 11, 2012 at 19:29 pm CEST
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Bishops must break silence on Trócaire

Dr Mark Dooley has written a follow up to his Trócaire article that was posted here a few days ago… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Ireland • Pro-Palestinianism • The Vatican 
Posted on Wed, October 10, 2012 at 00:41 am CEST
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TróCAIRE has no business in Israel fight

An excellent article by Mark Dooley explaining how Trócaire is a funding mechanism for radical left-wing activism…. Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Ireland • Pro-Palestinianism • The Vatican 
Posted on Fri, June 8, 2012 at 01:44 am CEST
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The EU at war with Israel: The prospect of an Irish-led EU-wide boycott

The moral hypocrisy behind a boycott of Jewish West Bank settlements… Continue reading

Topics: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Europe • Gaza and Westbank • Ireland • Israel • Politics • Rob Harris 
Posted on Sun, May 13, 2012 at 11:36 am CEST
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Another notch in the bully-boy bedpost of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign

The BDS movement can chalk up another minor victory when the Irish folk band Dervish were forced to pull out of a concert in Israel recently, after yet another anti-Israel onslaught by the pro-Palestinian IPSC… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Ireland • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Sun, May 6, 2012 at 17:33 pm CEST
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Yet another low point in the BDS Movement

Delegates at the recent General Convention of the United Methodist Church approved a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli goods made in the West Bank… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Christianity • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Fri, May 4, 2012 at 23:58 pm CEST
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New York Times coverage of Israel: What Comes After Ridiculously Biased?

With the arrival of Jodi Rudoren as correspondent, New York Times coverage of Israel and related issues has now gone to a new level of ridiculous bias… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Palestinian Terrorism • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Fri, April 13, 2012 at 23:11 pm CEST
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The Three Myths that Distort Every Discussion of Israel and the Middle East

Whatever side you are, or aren’t, on and whether you never think about these issues or are an impassioned activist… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Tue, March 20, 2012 at 18:44 pm CET
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David Ofek and the Ethics of Documentary in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Fíorscéal usually repackage French made programmes for an Irish language audience by doing little more than adding a very brief introduction to the topic… Continue reading

Topics: Academic Bias • Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Ireland • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Sun, March 18, 2012 at 16:25 pm CET
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Iranian Involvement in the Marches to Israel’s Borders Planned for March 30, 2012

A number of simultaneous marches to Israel’s borders from the various Arab countries are planned for March 30, 2012… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Zionism • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Sun, March 18, 2012 at 15:05 pm CET
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Anti-Israeli Propaganda Events Planned on Land Day, March 30, 2012

The organizations participating in the campaign to delegitimize Israel plan a series of propaganda events on Land Day… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Sun, March 18, 2012 at 14:20 pm CET
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Anti-Israel Delegitimization Campaigns Continue Unabated

The networks waging the campaign to delegitimize Israel are planning a series of propaganda displays for 2012, some of them in the upcoming months… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Sun, February 12, 2012 at 14:11 pm CET
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Dervla Murphy seeks the dissolution of the Jewish State – Part 2

The second part of this article analyses the views of the critics that Murphy quotes as a test of their credability… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Ireland • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Sun, February 12, 2012 at 14:10 pm CET
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Dervla Murphy seeks the dissolution of the Jewish State – Part 1

Part one of this article looks at the broad issues surrounding Dervla Murphy’s open letter… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Ireland • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Sun, January 29, 2012 at 22:41 pm CET
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Closer Ties or Further Diplomatic Tension between Israel and Ireland?

The Knesset speaker’s visit to Ireland, Irish F.M. Eamon Gilmore’s visit to Gaza, and the looming visit of an anti-Israeli Irish President… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Ireland • Israel • Politics • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Fri, January 20, 2012 at 20:24 pm CET
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Mainstreaming anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism may not yet be a litmus test for social acceptability in the US, but it has certainly become acceptable… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Semitism • Anti-Zionism • France • Jew-Hatred • Jewish Life • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Sweden • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, January 17, 2012 at 21:25 pm CET
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Knesset speaker visits Ireland: “It is legitimate to criticise us but first you must know the facts”

Ireland and Israel have had a less than harmonious relationship over the years so the significance of Mr. Rivlin’s visit has been highlighted by Israeli officials, noting that high-level bilateral contact between Ireland and Israel are relatively rare… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Ireland • Israel • Peace Process • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Sat, January 14, 2012 at 13:25 pm CET
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The Visit of a Hamas leader to Tunisia, the Arab Spring, and crass pro-Palestinian apologism

When Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ leader in the Gaza Strip, visited Tunisia, he was met with an ecstatic welcome from both the Tunisian public and authorities alike… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab Spring • Hamas • Islamism • Jew-Hatred • Rob Harris • Tunisia 
Posted on Sun, December 18, 2011 at 20:48 pm CET
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How Can Israel Please the American Government, Media, and “Experts”? It Can’t

There is a constant effort to portray those who express Israeli public opinion and the views of professional analysts as “right-wing”… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Peace Process • The Media • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, December 13, 2011 at 18:30 pm CET
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Gingrich’s fresh hope

Newt Gingrich’ statement about the Palestinians was entirely accurate… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Jerusalem • Palestinian Authority • United States of America • Zionism 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 15:22 pm CET
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How Is Obama’s Middle East Policy Endangering Israel?

Recently a reader sent me a note from an Obama supporter responding to… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy