Israeli government passes disputed laws to shore up support for Netanyahu before election
Former head of armed forces Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as PM’s main rival and has taken a lead in the polls
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EU accused of stalling the ball on trade ban with illegal Israeli settlements
Foreign ministers remain divided on proposed EU-wide restrictions targeting trade coming from illegal Israeli settlements
Momentum for EU action over Israeli settlements gets bogged down in procedural squabble
European Commission’s preference for unanimous agreement to ban Israeli settlement trade is an excuse for inaction
Former ruler of Qatar transformed small Gulf state into global player
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposed his father in a bloodless coup, and passed leadership on to his fourth son
Proposed EU options to sanction Israeli settlements include ‘partial or total’ trade ban
Confidential paper tabled by European Commission sets out possibilities for cutting trade coming from occupied Palestinian territories
What should Ireland do as EU president? A to-do list by Fintan O’Toole, Lara Marlowe and others
The EU budget, online safety, Ukraine’s accession, removing red tape from green energy, or neutrality – what should the Government prioritise?
EU’s failure to act on Israel undermines its credibility, Taoiseach says in Brussels
European Commission expected to bring forward options on restricting trade with illegal West Bank settlements
Brussels blame game masks member states’ role in Gaza inaction
A coalition of hesitant governments has repeatedly derailed efforts to impose trade or diplomatic costs on Israel
EU should heed appeals of its former leaders on Israel’s shocking conduct
Impetus Ireland will bring to EU presidency can help propel the bloc into finally taking action
Why is Israel poised to approve the biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades?
Almost the entire international community considers settlements illegal
Escalating violence driving surge in Palestinian deaths in West Bank
More Palestinians killed since 2023 than in the previous 17 years combined, with children accounting for a growing share of the toll, UN data shows
Hardline Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich barred from travel to Ireland
‘Their behaviour justifies sanctions at EU level as well,’ Micheál Martin says
Israel plans big settlement push across occupied West Bank
‘We are continuing to build the Land of Israel in practice,’ finance minister says
West Bank displacements will never be a laughing matter
A discussion on Ireland’s housing crisis does not require reference to such horrors
The US will face a reckoning one day. In the meantime, Trump just gets more volatile
Middle East chaos, looting of public purse and collapse in respect for US just 16 months into his second term
‘An inside job’: US public opinion on Israel has shifted
World View: Disgust at Israel’s assault on Gaza and Iran war have precipitated a shift, including among prominent Jews
Gaza teenage sisters win award for turning rubble into reusable bricks
Donegal student gets recognition for biodegradable plastic that breaks down safely
Fourteen Irish flotilla activists subjected to ‘shocking treatment’ by Israel arrive in Turkey
Taoiseach calls for EU ban on Israeli settlement products after ‘shocking treatment’ of Global Sumud Flotilla activists
What is the EU-Israel association agreement and could it be suspended?
Support for suspending key deal has never reached required threshold
Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich may turn ICC threat to political advantage
Israel’s finance minister has done more than any other politician to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank
Israeli far-right minister says International Criminal Court prosecutor seeking his arrest
Bezalel Smotrich describes court as ‘anti-Semitic’, saying he will wage ‘war’ on Palestinian Authority in retaliation
West Bank bishop believes Israeli settlers not losing sleep over Occupied Territories Bill
Catholic cleric William Shomali says progress made in Northern Ireland offers hope for eventual peace between Israel and Palestine
Government urged to impose sanctions on Israel in same way De Valera did on Italy in 1935
Richard Boyd Barrett introduces Bill to sanction Israel, break off ‘all economic trade, financial relations’
Trauma is ongoing for most children and families in Palestine. How can Ireland help?
Palestinian children need protection, stability, dignity and the chance to grow up without fear
Is it too early to say that Claire Byrne is slaying it on Newstalk?
Radio: The presenter is showing a refreshing new side to her on-air persona
‘Substantial shift’ among EU states on Israel, says McEntee
Government ‘making progress’ on Occupied Territories Bill, says Minister for Foreign Affairs
World leaders ‘too submissive’ over attacks on international law, says Amnesty International
Report by human rights group highlights Ireland’s failure to enact law banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements
Move to Waterford from Budapest followed school curriculum changes in Hungary
Marton Bisztrai says school curriculum changes in Hungary prompted him to leave his homeland
Palestinian student tops Dublin college class after creating AI-driven sustainability app
Elias Amro’s final project was the Student Outlet, a web platform which lets students buy and sell second-hand goods more easily
Four stories that Albert Camus might choose to tell if he were alive today
Author’s speech 80 years ago, on how ideology is used to excuse or celebrate death, feels suddenly current
Sympathy for Palestinians’ plight should not be conflated with anti-Semitism
It is wrong to assume that people of left-wing disposition are prejudiced against Jews
US and Israel have inflicted long-term damage on themselves in their war with Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating Israel’s international standing
Trump says he told Israel to not repeat strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure
Netanyahu claims, without evidence, Tehran no longer capable of enriching uranium or producing ballistic missiles
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