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Message of Social Movement (Ukraine) to Palestine Freedom Flotilla * Mensaje de Sotsialnyi Rukh a la Flotilla de la Libertad * Missatge de Sotsialnyi Rukh a la Flotilla de la Llibertat
Ukraine, the Ukrainian left, and the European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine (ENSU) were present in Barcelona at the farewell to the Freedom Flotilla in Gaza. A symbolic but very welcome action. We’ve made more friends. The message from our friends at Sotsialny Rukh is below :
Ucraïna, l’esquerra ucraïnesa i XESU presents a Barcelona al comiat de la Flotilla de la Llibertat a Gaza. Una acció simbòlica, però molt ben rebuda. Hem fet més amics. Ara el missatge enviat pels nostres amics de Sotsialny Ruhk:
Ucrania, la izquierda ucraniana y XESU presentes en Barcelona en la despedida de la Flotilla de la Libertad en Gaza. Una acción simbólica pero muy bien recibida. Hemos hecho más amigos. Ahora el mensaje enviado por nuestros amigos de Sotsialny Ruhk.
We write from Ukraine with respect for your courage and in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Having lived through invasion, occupation, forced displacement, and separation from our loved ones, many of us know too well what these mean. We also remember the history that has led to this day: the dispossession of the Nakba, the continuing violence and land-grabbing by settlers, the persistent denial of the right to return, and the suffocating blockade that has turned Gaza into an open-air prison. We see how civilians, women and children are disproportionately targeted, trapped on a narrow strip of land where famine has been manufactured and where homes, schools, and hospitals have become ruins. The paralysis of the so-called international community, unable or unwilling to intervene and put a stop to this madness, feels painfully familiar to us. We commend the dedication of the Freedom Flotilla, and we believe that solidarity, even when symbolic, can break the spell of inevitability. We add our voices to demands for a permanent ceasefire and an end to apartheid-like structures, for a future based on dignity, equality, and respect. May the path you embark on today become a safe passage for aid, and tomorrow, a corridor for freedom!
CATALÀ
Us escrivim des d’Ucraïna amb respecte pel vostre coratge i solidaritat amb el poble de Palestina. Havent viscut la invasió, l’ocupació, el desplaçament forçat i la separació dels nostres éssers estimats, molts de nosaltres sabem prou bé el què significa tot això.
També recordem la història que ha portat fins avui: la despossessió de la Nakba, la violència contínua i l’apropiació de terres per part dels colons, la negació persistent del dret al retorn i el bloqueig sufocant que ha convertit Gaza en una presó a l’aire lliure. Veiem com els civils, les dones i els nens són un desmesurat objectiu, atrapats en una estreta franja de terra on s’ha provocat expressament la fam i on les cases, les escoles i els hospitals s’han convertit en ruïnes. La paràlisi de l’anomenada comunitat internacional, incapaç o no disposada a intervenir i posar fi a aquesta bogeria, ens resulta dolorosament familiar.
Elogiem la dedicació de la Flotilla de la Llibertat i creiem que la solidaritat, fins i tot quan és simbòlica, pot trencar la idea d’una desgracia inevitable. Sumem les nostres veus a les demandes d’un alto el foc permanent i la fi de les estructures semblants a l’apartheid, per un futur basat en la dignitat, la igualtat i el respecte. Que el camí que empreneu avui esdevingui un pas segur per a l’ajuda i, demà, un corredor per a la llibertat!
ESPAÑOL (CASTELLANO)
Les escribimos desde Ucrania con respeto por su valentía y solidaridad con el pueblo palestino. Habiendo vivido la invasión, la ocupación, el desplazamiento forzoso y la separación de nuestros seres queridos, muchos de nosotros sabemos muy bien lo que esto significa. También recordamos la historia que ha llevado a esta situación: el despojo de la Nakba, la violencia continua y el acaparamiento de tierras por parte de los colonos, la negación persistente del derecho al retorno y el bloqueo asfixiante que ha convertido a Gaza en una prisión al aire libre. Vemos como los civiles, las mujeres y los niños son blanco de ataques desproporcionados, atrapados en una estrecha franja de tierra donde se ha provocado una hambruna y donde las casas, las escuelas y los hospitales se han convertido en ruinas. La parálisis de la llamada comunidad internacional, incapaz o poco dispuesta a intervenir y poner fin a esta locura, nos resulta dolorosamente familiar. Elogiamos la dedicación de la Flotilla de la Libertad y creemos que la solidaridad, aunque sea simbólica, puede romper el hechizo de la inevitabilidad. Sumamos nuestras voces a las demandas de un alto el fuego permanente y el fin de las estructuras similares al apartheid, por un futuro basado en la dignidad, la igualdad y el respeto. ¡Que el camino que emprenden hoy se convierta en un paso seguro para la ayuda y, mañana, en un corredor para la libertad!
“Ukraine also knows artificial famine” — Kyiv rally in solidarity with Gaza
Oppressed nations, including Ireland, which have experienced genocide and artificial famine, need to show solidarity with 21st century victims.
This anti-genocide action took place in Kyiv, Ukraine. Thanks to Andrei Movchan for a report dated August 17 2025.
“Ukraine also knows artificial famine” — Kyiv rally in solidarity with Gaza
Left-wing activists held a solidarity rally in Kyiv for the residents of Gaza who are suffering from famine, which has been highlighted by international human rights organizations. The event took place in a symbolic location, in front of the museum dedicated to the victims of the artificial famine in Ukraine, the Holodomor of 1932-1933. Protesters called on European governments to put pressure on Israel to immediately resolve the humanitarian crisis.
Ukrainian activists cite UN data according to which 500,000 people — about a third of the population of the Gaza Strip — have not received food for several days. More than 200 people have already died of starvation, more than 100 of whom are children. International organizations, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Food Programme (WFP), blame the Israeli government for the humanitarian disaster, as it is preventing aid from reaching the civilian population of Gaza.
Read the rest of this entry »Pensioner (Sue Pentel) arrested during pro-Palestine protest outside Belfast bank ‘will not stay silent’, lawyer says – Belfast Telegraph Report
A Belfast Telegraph report is below :
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A pensioner arrested during a pro-Palestine protest outside a bank in Belfast will “robustly contest” any charges that are brought, her solicitor has said.
Sue Pentel was one of two women held on suspicion of criminal damage after an incident on Saturday.
The 72-year-old Jewish grandmother is a high-profile campaigner against Israel’s military action in Gaza.
Her solicitor said she was arrested “whilst peacefully protesting against the ongoing genocide in Palestine at Barclays Bank”.
According to reports, the two women were arrested after stickers promoting a boycott of the bank were allegedly placed on an ATM.
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Antisemitism in the Oval Office
A confrontation seen with a historian’s eye
There are many ways to analyse the Donald Trump / JD Vance ignorant thuggish assault on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House’s Oval Office on Friday February 28 2025.
The historian Timothy Snyder carefully shows us that the presidential rapist from New York orchestrated an antisemitic assault
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Antisemitism in the Oval Office
The attempt to humiliate Volodymyr Zelens’kyi in the Oval Office a week ago was an American strategic collapse. It heralded a new constellation of disorderly powers, obsessed with resources, seizing what they can. Inside that new disaster is something old and familiar that we might prefer not to see: antisemitism. The encounter in the White House was antisemitic.
I am historian of the Holocaust. I was trained by a survivor. Jerzy Jedlicki was nine years old when the Germans invaded, and fourteen when he emerged from hiding in Warsaw, and a prominent Polish historian by the time we met. He talked to me about antisemitism for decades, from the time of the breakup of the Soviet Union until his death in 2018. The way that I reacted to the scene in the Oval Office, and how I have pondered and considered it since, have to do with my research, but also with him.
Jerzy survived the Holocaust because his mother Wanda, a literary translator, refused to go with her children to the Warsaw ghetto. Thanks to her courage and ingenuity, and to others who helped her, he and his brother survived. Jerzy’s father was murdered, like more than three million other Jews in Poland. The family history emerged bit by bit, as we became friends, as some of his own colleagues wrote memoirs of childhood survival, as my own interests turned towards the war. During my research, I found a recollection, by his mother, of their time in hiding in Warsaw. It turned out that he had helped her to write it.
Read the rest of this entry »Taoiseach Simon Harris Announces Irish General Election on November 29 – Heading to Phoenix Park HQ of President Michael D Higgins to dissolve current Dáil – Support Credible Radical Left Candidates
https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1108/1479774-end-33-dail-general-election/
Simon Harris confirmed that he’ll travel to Áras an Uachtaráin shortly to ask President Higgins to dissolve the Dáil.
The election is set for Friday 29 November 2024.
A number of radical left candidates against any coalition deal with FFFFGGG have a realistic chance of winning a Dáil seat. [FFFGGG = Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Greens, Gombeens].
One of them is Councillor John Lyons in Dublin Bay North.
Rejecting any coalition deals with FFFGGG and a policy that All refugees Are Welcome should be top priorities for radical left candidates in this general election.
People Before Profit (PBP) candidates also endorse the above policy.
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No Coalition with FF or FG – PBP Conor Reddy
John Meehan, November 7 2024
Campaigners ask President Higgins to keep Dáil in situ – Israel’s Illegal Settlements and an Occupied Territories Bill
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1108/1479764-higgins-dail-campaigners/
It is hard to know if President Higgins has the power to force the Dáil to continue to meet against the wishes of taoiseach Simon Harris – but this request is certainly justified morally.
President Michael D Higgins has been asked not to dissolve the Dail later today, by campaigners who want the Occupied Territories Bill to be passed by the Oireachtas.
The bill would ban trade between Ireland and Israel’s illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
It is expected that Taoiseach Simon Harris will make the request for a dissolution this afternoon.
However, in a letter sent to Áras an Uachtaráin by the Mothers Against Genocide group, President Higgins has been asked to use his presidential powers to keep the Dáil in situ.
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British General Election 2024 – Highlights and Lowlights – Loveless Landslide, Sandcastle Majority. Far-Right Hiding in Plain Sight, House of Paisley Falls in Antrim – and a Message of Hope from new MP Shockat Adam, Leicester South
Let’s start with positive news :
Shockat Adam MP, Leicester South – “This is for the people of Gaza”.
When you listen to this June 25 car-crash interview with former Leicester South Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth, you would be forgiven for thinking he was a member of the far-right racist party, Reform.
Shockat Adam was not alone. Five pro-Gaza independent candidates (including former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in Islington North) are members of the new Westminster parliament :
Read the rest of this entry »Birds of a Feather Flock Together – Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Nigel Farage and Sammy Wilson MP (DUP, East Antrim)
There is more to this story than initially meets the eye. Much capitalist development is based on Ethnic Cleansing of original populations and the plantation of new non-indigenous populations – it happened in the United States of America (USA) and Australia – naming just two. It did not happen so brutally in Ireland – but British imperialism made a significant effort.
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Plantation of Ulster
Ethnic Cleansing of Ireland – Wikipedia
The Northern province of Ulster was “planted” in the 1600’s, but the native Irish were not completely exterminated. Waves of native Irish emigrated – especially in the 19th century after a misnamed Famine (in reality a “Great Hunger” caused by British Imperialist Policy) drove millions of the native Irish to the four corners of the globe. These emigrants kept alive the idea of Irish freedom, and played a significant role in every attempt to rid Ireland of British rule.
The stubborn Irish “national question” remains on today’s agenda because of the 1922 Anglo-Irish Treaty which divided Ireland into 2 sectarian states. A key feature of extreme Irish Unionism is identification with plantation/ethnic cleansing forms of capitalism – and that goes a long way towards explaining Irish far-right Unionist sympathy for the present day attempted ethnic cleansing of Palestine and Ukraine. We should situate recent pro-Putin and anti-Ukraine statements by the British far-right politician Nigel Farage and Sammy Wilson within this framework :
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The Russian imperialist occupation of Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk is ethnic cleansing capitalism in action – accompanied by child stealing and abuse similar to the behaviour of the Catholic Church in the 26 county bit of Ireland from the 1930’s to the 1990’s.
An excellent Ukrainian blog, Ukr-Taz, covers the story of Putin’s ethnic cleansing dreams in Ukraine, and Donald Trump’s enthusiastic support :
Trump on Putin’s “dream”
29 06 2024
For all that can be said about Thursday’s debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump — including about the former’s dismal performance and about the boundless creativity of Trump’s fabrications on almost every topic under the sun — Trump’s curious note about Putin’s “dream” stood out to me:
Read the rest of this entry »“Clare Daly needs to withdraw claim that media ghosted her” – Justine McCarthy criticises ex Dublin MEP who gave ammo to the “shoot the messenger brigades”
This Justine McCarthy article is a damning critique of the “shoot the messenger” technique regularly used by the former Dublin Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Clare Daly, and the ex Ireland South MEP Mick Wallace.
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Clare Daly’s Dog-Whistle to haters of the media wasn’t just hypocritical – it was reckless
It wasn’t just the ungraciousness of Clare Daly’s departure from the election count centre after losing her European Parliament seat that left the air disturbed in her wake. It wasn’t even the falsehood in her valediction as she flounced out of the RDS, telling an RTÉ reporter who had requested a comment from her: “Ye’d no interest in talking to me for five years, so I’ve no interest in talking to ye.” What shattered the air was her dog whistle to haters of the so-called “mainstream media”. The salivating in the trenches of the dark web was almost audible.
First, the truth – Daly and her Independents 4 Change colleague Mick Wallace have a usual practice of not responding to attempts by professional journalists to contact them. They prefer to appear live on air where their words cannot be edited. I know this because they told me so when they were both still TDs. Their confession tumbled out when, innocently, I had asked if I could check their contact details as I had repeatedly failed to get any response from either of them. Since that day, I have tried in vain to contact Daly and Wallace numerous times in attempts to obtain comments for news stories, as required by professional ethics and by the Press Council’s code of conduct. Many other journalists have had the same experience.
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Tomás Ó Flatharta 