Posts Tagged ‘Genocide’
“Ireland could and should join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel” – Maeve O’Rourke (Galway Human Rights lecturer) plus several members of the Irish Oireachtas (Houses of Parliament)
“Ireland must make decisions for itself – as a state party to the Genocide Convention, with a responsibility to act to protect humanity” – Maeve O’Rourke
Dr Maeve O’Rourke is a lecturer in Human Rights at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway
Left wing members of the Dublin Dáil and Seanad (Irish parliamentary Institutions) are supporting South Africa’s case against Israel under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Direct Comparison Between Russia and Israel :
Matt Carthy TD, Sinn Féin, made a direct comparison between Israeli genocide in Gaza and Russian genocide in Ukraine :
Ireland did make a referral to the ICJ against Russia in respect of the war in Ukraine and Sinn Féin supported that position. I have to say it smacks of double standards that have been all too evident since the war in Gaza began that governments – including Ireland – made the referral against Russia now refuse to join the referral against Israel
Matt Carthy TD (Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Defence), Irish Palestine Support Campaign Press Conference, Dublin, January 10 2024
The evidence of intent to commit genocide is clear, we have it from top Israeli politicians and military, how dare we equivocate in the face of genocide, it is unacceptable that the Irish government have refused to join South Africa in its Application to the ICJ #GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/L6uRpPGE1a
— IPSC (@ipsc48) January 10, 2024
Some say “But” when presented with the Ukraine-Gaza-Genocide comparison.
The writer Fred Leplat gives us a very clear answer :
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Jan 11, 2024 at 7:13 pm
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