Irish Call for Justice for Palestine Mairead Maguire (Nobel Peace Laureate) - Christy Moore (Singer) - Scannell (Community Worker) - Hilary Minch (International (Engineer) - John Dorman (Architect) - John F. Deane (Poet and Writer) Dónal Lunny (Musician) - Robert Ballagh (Artist) - Darragh O'Brien TD Development Worker) - Denis O’Kane (Technician) - Niall Kavanagh - Pat Muldowney (Lecturer, UU) - Noirin Clancy (Student) - Mairead (Fianna Fail, Convenor of Foreign Affairs Committee) - Chris Andrews (Photographer) - Tommy Graham (Editor, History Ireland) - Cormac Gallagher (IT Worker) - Don Teegan (Director, Castle Developments) - TD (Fianna Fail) - Ciaran Cuffe TD (Green Party) - Mary White TD Juan Breatnach - Michael Geraghty (Town Planner) - Paul O'Connor - Dr. Fiona Hardy - Dr. Fintan Lane (Historian) - Paul Artherton (Funding (Green Party) - Finian McGrath TD (Ind) - Michael D. Higgins TD (On Diarmuid O’Brian (Deputy Principal, BCFE) - Declan McKenna - Joyce and Management Consultant) - Dr. Ursula Barry (Lecturer, UCD) - Mary Behalf of the Labour Party) - Kathleen Lynch TD (Labour) - Aengus Ó Williams - Damien Ó Ceallachain (Businessperson) - Joan Clinton - Gerard Humpreys (Playwright) - Adel Farrag (Lecturer, ITT) - Snodaigh TD (Justice Spokesperson, Sinn Féin) - Gerry Adams MLA, MP O’Callaghan (Businessperson) - Dermot Dix (Headmaster) - Barra Ó Joan Nolan (P.A.) - Prof. James Bowen (Head, Dept of Computer (President, Sinn Féin) - Catriona Ruane MLA (Sinn Féin) - Proinsias de Donnabháin (Lecturer, UCC) - John Kennedy (Ret. Civil Servant) - Science, UCC) - Gerard Morgan (Environmental Consultant) - David Rossa MEP (Socialist Group) - Mary Lou Barry (Retired Principal) - Rónan Nolan McDonald MEP (Sinn Féin) - Bairbre de (Engineer) - Orla O’Connor (NWCI) - Fareed Brún MEP (Sinn Fein) - Kathy Sinnott MEP Israel's bombardment of Gaza killed over 1,300 Palestinians, a third of them children. Thousands have Ahmed (Engineer) - Maura Hanrahan - Fiona (Ind) - Marian Harkin MEP (Ind) - Sen. been wounded. Many victims had been taking refuge in clearly marked UN facilities. Wheeler (Teaching Trainer) - Martin O'Quigley Labhrás O Murchú (Fianna Fail) - Sen. Dan (Public Servant) - Alan Brennan (Designer) - Boyle (Green Party) - Sen. Deirdre de This assault came in the wake of years of economic blockade by Israel. This blockade, which is Uinsionn Mac Dubhghaill (Lecturer) - Abraham Búrca (Green Party) - Sen. Ivana Bacik Phelan (Restaurant Owner) - Jacqueline & (Ind) - Sen. Joe O’Toole (Ind) - Tony Benn illegal under International Humanitarian Law, has destroyed the Gazan economy and condemned its Michael Howard - David Morrison (Political (Fmr. British Labour Party Chair) - Patricia population to poverty. According to a World Bank report last September, "98% of Gaza's industrial Officer, IPSC) - Marion Morrison - Jon Lundy - McKeown (President, ICTU) - Jack operations are now inactive". Caitlin Ní Chonaill (Teacher) - Lawlor Family O’Connor (Gen. President, SIPTU) - Peter (Limerick) - Sarah Murphy (Software McCloone (Gen. Secretary, IMPACT) - Pat The most recent attack on Gaza is only the latest phase in Israel's oppression of the Palestinian Engineer) - Deirdre Morgan (Student) - John Bolger (Assist. Gen. Secretary, IMPACT) - people and appropriation of their land. Fouere (Businessperson) - John Hanamy John Corey (Gen. Secretary, NIPSA) - (Teacher) - Cathal Kerrigan (Assistant Jimmy Kelly (Irish Regional Secretary, Israel has never declared its borders. Instead, it has continuously expanded at the expense of the Librarian, UCC) - Dave Lordan (Writer) - Ger UNITE) - John Douglas (Gen. Secretary, Dorgan (Fmr. Ind. Cllr.) - Paul Caheny MANDATE) - Des Derwin (President, Dublin Palestinians. In 1948, it took over 78% of Palestine, an area much larger than that suggested for a (Software Engineer) - Fidelma Bonass - Fiona Council of Trade Unions) - Billy Fitzpatrick Jewish state by the UN General Assembly in 1947. Contrary to International Law, Israel expelled over Neary - Brian Haughton (Student) - Rogers (Fmr. President, TUI) - Ben Bishop (Chair, 750,000 Palestinians from their homes. These refugees and their descendants, who now number Family (Blackrock, Co. Cork) - Dr. Heather TUI Dublin City Post Primary Branch) - Laird (Dept. of English, UCC) - Breda Helen Mahony (TUI) - Anne Speed (Head millions, are still dispersed throughout the region. They have the right, under International Law, to Fitzpatrick - Eamonn Maher (IT Engineer) - of Equality and Campaigning, SIPTU) - return to their homes. This right has been underlined by the UN General Assembly many times, Helen O'Donoghue (Curator) - Ciaran Murphy Mags O’Brien (SIPTU & Chair, Trade Union starting with Resolution 194 in 1948. (Bank Official) - Charlie Murphy (Ret. RTE Friends of Palestine) - Karan O Loughlin Broadcast Engineer) - Ciaran Tierney (SIPTU) - Adrian Kane (SIPTU) - Pamela In 1967, Israel occupied the remaining 22% of Palestine: the West Bank and Gaza. Contrary to Article (Journalist) - Breandán Ó Comhraí - Helen Dooley (UNISON) - Ryan McKinney Lahert (Public Service Manager) - Brendan (Belfast & District Trades Union Council) - 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel has built, and continues to build, settlements in these King (Audiology Manager) - Dr. Elaine Murtagh Cllr. Daithí Doolan (Sinn Féin) - Cllr. Killian occupied territories. Today, nearly 500,000 Israeli settlers live in the illegal settlements in the West (Lecturer) - Jack Lane - David Wrafter - James Forde (Sinn Féin) - Cllr. Pádraig Mac Bank (including East Jerusalem), and the number grows daily as Israel expands its settler programme. Hayden - Dr. Iyad Salman - Jerry Pierce Lochlainn (Sinn Fein) - Cllr. Gerry Mac (Teacher) - Barbara Faibish (Teacher) - Salah Lochlainn (Sinn Féin) - Cllr. Sean Israel has resisted pressure from the international community to abide by the human rights provisions Afifi (Architect) - Michael Youlton (Political MacManus (Sinn Féin) - Cllr. Paul Hayes Officer, IPSC) Doris & Danny Graham (Parents (Sinn Féin) - Cllr. David Healy (Green of International Law. It has refused to comply with UN Security Council demands to cease building of Gaza Siege-Breaker Derek Graham) - Party) - Cllr. Tony McDermott (Green settlements and remove those it has built (Resolutions 446, 452 and 465) and to reverse its illegal Dorothy Benson (Ex-Volunteer, West Bank) - Party) - Cllr. Ann Phelan (Labour) - Cllr. annexation of East Jerusalem (252, 267, 271, 298, 476 and 478). Since September 2000, over 5,000 Fiona Droney (Teacher) - Anna Bacik Chris O’Leary (Ind) - Dr. Bassam Nassar (Secretary) - Johnny Gogan (Film-maker) - (Chair, Palestinian Community in Ireland) Palestinians, almost 1,000 of them minors, have been killed by the Israeli military. Dr. John Geaney - Kieran O'Callaghan - Bloom Movement for Global Justice - (Teacher) - Joe Lee (Film-maker) - Mark Grupo Raíces/Grúpa Fréamhacha: 11,000 Palestinians, including hundreds of minors, languish in Israel jails. Hundreds are detained with- Pickard (Editor, Voxpopuli-online.org) - Solidarity With Colombia - Trade Union out trial. In addition, Israel is breaking International Law by imprisoning them outside the occupied Nessan Vaughan - Geraldine McDermott Friends of Palestine - Communist Party of territories, thereby making it almost impossible for their families to visit them. Every year, hundreds of (Teacher) - Philip O’Connor (IPSC, Trade Ireland - Irish Traveller Movement - Union Friends of Palestine) - Dr. Féilim Ó Comhlámh - Pavee Point - Community Palestinian homes are demolished. The Palestinian population of the West Bank and Gaza lives hAdhmaill (Dept. Applied Social Studies, UCC) Workers Cooperative - Dublin Council of imprisoned by walls, barriers and checkpoints that prevent or impede access to shops, schools, - Eileen Courtney (Editor, Irish Political Trade Unions - An Coiste Saoirse na workplaces, hospitals and places of worship. They are subjected to restrictions of every kind and to Review) - Dr. Tom McBride (Psychiatrist) - Palaistíne - Irish Socialist Network - TUI Marron Milne Family - Patricia Deane Dublin City Post Primary Branch - daily ritual humiliation at the hands of occupation soldiers and checkpoint guards. (Freelance UN Translator) - Marie Humphries Comhairle Ceantair Fhear Managh - (Teacher) - Zoe Lawlor (Membership Officer, Galway Alliance Against War - Palestine Invasion, occupation and plantation of their land is the reality that Palestinians have faced for IPSC) - Karen Dervan & Robert Campbell Action Cork - Nile Foods Dublin - Malachi decades and still face on a daily basis, as their country is reduced remorselessly. Unless, and until, (Musicians) - Hywel Williams (Lecturer) - Lawless (Chair, Irish Political Review this Israeli aggression is halted, and the democratic rights of the Palestinian people are vindicated, Aisling Judge (Community Educator) - Group) - Brendan Butler (Coordinator, Bernadette Gallagher (Sculptor) - Mac NGO Peace Alliance) - Michael Finnegan there will be no justice or peace in the Middle East. Israel's 40-year occupation of the West Bank and Aindreasa Family - Kevin Cassidy (Peace (President, Workers Party) - Frank Gaza must be ended. People) - Dr. Armin Mewes (Civil Engineer) - Keoghan (Secretary, Peoples Movement) - Klaus Mewes (Pensioner) - Maria Asbeck Mark Langhammer (Chair, Labour Party, The occupation can end if political and economic pressure is placed on Israel by the international (Pensioner) - Michael G. McGrath (Art NI Constituency Council) - Joanna McMinn community. Recognizing this, the Palestinian people continually call on the international community Therapist) - Valerie Hughes - Alan Lonergan - (Director, NWCI) - Eamonn Sweeney (Agricultural Advisor) - Adnan Shabab (IPSC) (Writer) - Shay Hurley (Artist) - Tomás to intervene. - Elaine Daly - Mira Dabit (Secretary, IPSC) - Mac Conmara (Folkorist) - Mary Owens & Diarmuid Breatnach (Singer & Irish Basque Donncha Ó hÉallaithe - Shay Hurley Committees) - Derek & Jenny Graham (Free (Mediator) - Eoghan Ó Mórdha (Teacher) - We, the signatories, call for the following: Gaza Movement Siege Breakers) - Freda Stephen McCarthy (IT Professional) - Mary Hughes (National Events Coordinator, IPSC) - Aldin (Lecturer, UCD) - Ann Clinton * The Irish Government to cease its purchase of Israeli military products and services and call Shane O’Connor (International Officer, IPSC) (Publican) - Liam Ó Briain - Kathy publicly for an arms embargo against Israel. - Elena Hermosa (Ex-Volunteer, West Bank) - Glavanis-Grantham (Dept of Sociology, Tara Ghalaieny (Speech and Language UCC) - Oliver O’Driscoll - Cian O'Callaghan * The Irish Government to demand publicly that Israel reverse its settlement construction, illegal Therapist) - John Reynolds (ML, Intl Human (Labour) - Joe Mc Gowan (Writer & occupation and annexation of land in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and to use Rights) - Liam Reynolds (M.sc, Econ) - Michael Historian) - Dr. Raymond Deane Robinson (Trade Union Friends of Palestine) - (Composer) - Sean Moraghan (People its influence in international fora to bring this about. Nuala McNulty (Eco Tourist Provider & Before Profit) - Rachel Dempsey (Director, * The Irish Government to demand publicly that the Euro-Med Agreement under which Israel has Consultant) - Dr. Barbara Bradby (TCD) - John Global Harmonies) - Thomas O'Rourke Humpreys (Youth Officer, IPSC) - Joe Fanning (Teacher) - Dr. Wael Abu-Subeih - Dr. Hala privileged access to the EU market be suspended until Israel complies with International Law. - Anne Gibney (Teacher) - Jarlath & Tracey Abu-Subeih - David, Dan & Niall Connolly - * The Irish Government to veto any proposed upgrade in EU relations with Israel. Kearney - Eamon McMahon (Trade Union Eoin Murray - Kevin Cullen (Student) - Friends of Palestine) - Paula Leonard Gerry Carron (Irish Army, Ret.) - Tony * The Irish people to boycott all Israeli goods and services until Israel abides by International Law. (Community Worker) - Siobhan McLaughlin Aherne - Patricia Gardiner (Adult Educator) (Community Worker) - Ann McLean - Kevin O Faolain (Businessperson) - Grace (Community Worker) - Donall Omearain - Walsh (Volunteer, West Bank) - Eddie Dealgan O'Mochain - Winnie Felle - Tracy Walsh - Brendan O'Donnell (Farmer) - PALESTINIAN LOSS OF LAND 1946 - 2009 Walsh (Artist) - Chris Agee (Editor, Irish Conor Lynch - Diarmuid de Faoite (Actor) - Pages) - Máire Mhic Fhearghusa (Peaceful Dr. Andy Storey (AFRI and Lecturer, UCD) Means Campaign) - Dr. Eugene Egan - Patrick - Jenny O’Connor (Student) - Sinead Ní O’Flanagan (Dept. of Geography, UCC) - Mary Bhroinn (Sinn Féin) - Bernie Walsh - Colm Kelly - Rev. Dr. Mark Gray - Triona Griffin - Dr. O'Sullivan (Ret. Lecturer) - James Pidgeon Colin Breen - Klair O’Brien (Solicitor) - - Colm McGinn (Northern Ireland Labour) - Mariena Kelly-Lyth (Teacher) - Marlene Dermot McAleese (Ret. Prof. of Economics) Bradley (Chef) - Áine Ní Éalai - Mike Glascott - Yameema Mitha - Colin Harrison & Mary (Engineer) - Kevin Broaders-Bourke (Artist) - McGourty - Prof. Stephen Mennell Anaheed Al Hardan (PhD Candidate) - Dr. (Sociology Lecturer, UCD) - Marie Crawley Paul Michael Garrett (School of Political (Chair, IPSC) - Prof. Joseph Cleary (Dept. Science & Sociology, NUIG) - Paul Skinnader - of English, NUIM) - Gearoid Kilgallen - Gavin & Siobhan Donaldson - Eamon Dyas - Seosamh Ó Conchubhair (Club Chonradh Joan Nolan (Youth Project Coodinator) - na Gaeilge) - Phil Bateson (Medical Valerie Coyne (Teacher) - Christopher Scientist) - Paula Leyden & Tom O’Neill - McHugh - Michael Birmingham (Community Gerry Ward - Dr. Gerry Orchard Worker) - Kate Finnigan (Teacher) - Brendan (Psychologist) - Ronan O’Dowd Mackin - Kathy Park - Mairin Uí Fhainnin - (Recruitment Officer, IPSC) - Dr. Abo Zahra Naqvi - Helen Johnson - Sean Kenny Kama (GP) - Dr. Ahmed Al Agha (Accountant) - Susanna Sinigaglia (Italian- (Pharmacist) - Ibrahim Makhlouf (Shop Jewish Peace Activist) - Paul Fallon - Tom Owner) - Stephen McCloskey Beary (Insurance Underwriter) - Mick Lanigan (Development NGO Director) - Dr. Ghasan (Fmr. Senator) - Jim McGreevy - Alhadi Araibi Al Agha (Consultant) - Eoin Mac Lochlainn - Gwyneth Murtagh - Stephen Rothschild - (Artist) - Sheila Donohoe (Human Rights Prof. I. Banat (Lecturer, UU) - Mairead Activist) - Joe Lacey (Technician, UCD) - Peppard - Joan Casey - Eleanor Dunn - Stephen Mulcahy - John Crowley (Youth 1946 UN Partition Plan 1947 1948-1967 1967 - 2009 Deirdre Rusk - Tina Kinsella - Claire Lougarre Hostel Manager) - Maire O'Gorman (Student) - Conor Lynch (Student) - Laurie- (Psychiatric Nurse) - Chandana Mathur Anne McMullen - Ana Isabel - Eugene Garvey (Lecturer, NUIM) - Carmela Squires (IPSC) (Ógra Shinn Féin) - Fred Johnston (Writer) - - Pat Reynolds - David M. Orr (Emeritus Prof. of Civil Engineering, UCC) Una Brown - Dr. Ian Mc Cabe (Psychologst) - Martin Stapleton Roy Johnston (Consultant) - Marie-Therese Fanning (Programme - Prof. Paschal Preston (School of Communications, DCU) - Dr. Colin (Businessperson) - Richard Kimball (Director, Mount of Olives Manager) - Dr. Benjamin Dwyer - Dr. Brian Hanley - Gerry Keegan Coulter (Dept. of Sociology, NUIM) - Dr. Valerie Braganza Morton (GP & Imports) - Danny Morrison (Writer) - Eoin Ó Broin (Writer, Sinn Féin) (Youth & Faith Worker) - Anne Kennedy - Mark Dutchi Lye (Music Psychotherapist) - Micheál Mac Aonghusa (Aistritheoir) - Dave Alvey - Noreen Byrne (Fmr. Chair, NWCI) - Dr. Des McGuinness (DCU) - Journalist) - Kevin Squires (National Coordinator, IPSC) - This advert (Lecturer) - Helena Sheehan (School of Communications, DCU) - Alex Tom Lonergan (DCU) - Ruth Taillon (Sociologist) - Joss Fitzsimons was paid for by contributions from the signatories. 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