Ireland-Israel Solidarity Campaign
דנלריאל לארשי ןיב תוירדילוס ןייפמק
To some a beacon of democracy, to others, the worst serial abuser of human rights in the world, the State of Israel captures attention and divides opinions like quite no other topic. What is it about this tiny nation, with less land than Munster, that has captured the world's attention, consternation and opprobrium? The Ireland Israel Solidarity Campaign seeks to reply to the viscious lies propounded about Israel by groups like the IPSC, and explain what Israel is, what it stands for, and why it's not a pariah, Apartheid or Nazi State.
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IISC Ireland
Daniel O'Carroll
Intl Head Office
Cork, Ireland
Latest Articles
26.12.09
New labelling
Israeli labelling requirements a criticm,
John Lalor
21.11.09
Amnesty Report
Reponse from the
Irish Embassy in Dublin to the controversial report.
Campaign Updates
10.12.09
Boycott the Boycotters
New campaign hopes to
hurt the anti-Israel campaign
21.09.09
Membership update
Membership drive progresing well with over
200 signups this year
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IISC International
Dylan Henstock
Overseas Head Office
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Challenging the narrative
Food label regulations, John Lalor (ISC Dublin).
Thanks to recent regulations introduced in the UK, all food from Israel will have to state whether it came from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) or from Palestinian producers. The regulations play right into the hands of the boycotters and have been widely criticized for their disparity.
>Read Article.
08.12.09
The Palestinian Refugee Problem, John Lalor (ISC Dublin).
An examination by contributing author John Lalor (Dublin) of the Palestinian refugee problem including its root, why Israel isn't to blame, and other aspects of this contentious issue in the Middle East peace process.>Read Article.
08.11.09
Amnesty Water Report Rebuttal, Dermot Meleady (ISC Dublin).
The Amnesty International water report was the latest in a litany of Amnesty reports criticizing Israel in a one-sided fashion. This well-researched piece presents the Israeli side of the story>Read Article
05.10.09
Arab States' Refusal to Normalize Relations with Israel (ISC Cork).
Normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel has traditionally been part of the deal for the Arab States as part of a framework of resolving the stalled peace process. This article examines the failure on the part of the Arab States to take any meaningful steps at this.
>Read Article
10.10.09
Ambassador Zion Evrony responds to Amnesty (ISC Dublin).
His Excellency Mr Ambassador Zion Evrony responds to the Amnesty International Water Report which contains grave allegations against Israel yet ignores the facts on the ground. Ambassador Evrony's letter appeared in the print edition of The Irish Times. .>Read Article.
08.10.09
Justice Goldstone Criticizes Resolution Endorsing His Report.
In an unlikely turn of events Justice Goldstone, the 'eminent' justice behind the biased and one-sided Goldstone Report, criticizes the draft resolution, passed by the Israel-bashing UN Security Council endorsing his Report into the Gaza War / Operation Cast Lead.>Read Article.
Testimony of Col Richard Kemp before the UN, New York.
Col Richard Kemp, a former Commander in the British Armed Forces criticizes the Goldstone Report and explains just how much the IDF did to protect civilian life during Cast Lead.
Gazan Rocket Attacks into Israel (ISC Cork).
A look at the indiscriminate rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip into Israel that provoked the IDF into launching Operation Cast Lead as a defensive war to safeguard its territory, protect the rights of its citizens to live in peace and security and deter Hamas, an internationally recognised terrorist organisation from launching more attacks on Israeli civilians.
> Read Article.
Gilad Shalit in Capture (ISC Cork)
Gilad Shalit is a soldier in the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) being held captive by Hamas in an unknown and undisclosed location in the Gaza Strip. He is being held by the terrorist organization to be used as a bargaining chip in their hope to free as many 'martyrs' (i.e. terrorists) held in Israeli prisons as possible. In contravention of international law he is being deprived of visits by the Red Cross
> Read Article
On The Goldstone Report and its Fallout (ISC Cork)
This article by Daniel O'Carroll (head and founder of the ISC), examines the fallout from the Goldstone Report, a Report under the imprimateur of the UN, but seeking to lay the blame for Operation Cast Lead squarely on Israel.
Goldstone and Gold debate at Brandeis (ISC Cork).
Brandeis University hosted a hotly-anticipated debate between Richard Goldstone, head of the UN Fact Finding Mission into the Gaza War (Goldstone Report) and Dore Gold, former Israeli Ambassador to the UN. Very interesting
Robert Fisk rants about Israel at UCC Law Soc event (ISC Cork).
The Law Society of University College Cork hosted renowned Israel-hater Robert Fisk to talk about the 'general disposition' of the Middle East. Absent, unfortunately, was Dr Stephen King of the Irish Examiner. Fisk's address turned into a one-sided diatribe against Israel which was unfortunately only challenged once from the audience.
Arab Distancing from Israel
The recent diplomatic spate between Israel and Turkey has led many to re-evaluate the traditionally frayed relations between Israel and the Arab States, both its neighbours and those further afield. Unfortunately the trend seems to be deteriorating with a steady decline in botrh diplomatic, social and economic relations between Israel and most Arab countries.
Irish Media Criticism of Israel (ISC Dublin)
John Lalor (ISC Dublin) looks at the Irish media coverage of Israel and in particul Breda O'Brien's latest radio show criticizing Israel without legitimacy.
Foundation of Israel (ISC Cork)
This article looks at the foundation of the Modern State of Israel in 1948, what happened before that (the birth and growth of the Zionist ideology), as well as the initial troubles that this newly formed State faced
From Balfour to a Jewish State
An excellent piece from the Jerusalem Post which looks at the years between the Balfour Declaration, a short excerpt from a letter which really set the Zionist train in motion, and the current time
Apartheid Israel, the Fallacy (ISC Cork)
Daniel O'Carroll (ISC Cork) examines the oft-made but poorly reasoned comparison between Zionism and Apartheid South Africa and points out why Israel is not an Apartheid State but rather one which looks after all its citizens (almost) equally well irrespective of background.
The Hamas Charter (II), Dermot Meleady (ISC Dublin).
Dermot Meleady of ISC Dublin takes another chilling look at the document that is the Hamas Charter and once more shows its virulent anti-Semitism and pledges to do everything to destruct the Modern State of Israel .
'Minor' Terrorism in Israel (ISC Cork)
Daniel O'Carroll (ISC Cork) takes a look at the day-to-day terrorism that at the height of the intifadas were the daily experience and reality of many Israelis.
'Palestine' and 'The Palestinians' (Anonymous Contributor)
Submission from an aonymous contributor examines a perspective of looking at the Palestinians and Palestine. Please note: the views expressed in this piece may or may not reflect the official views of the Israel Solidarity Campaign and/or the Ireland Israel Solidarity Campaign.
Hamas Charter
A frank and honest look by Dermot Meleady (ISC Dublin) at the Hamas Charter, the main governing document of Hamas, an internationally recognised terrorist organisation and the de-facto governors of the Gaza Strip .>Read Article.
The Settlements: An FAQ (ISC Dublin)
Dermot Meleady (ISC DUblin) takes a look at what the settlements are and what they are not. This interesting FAQ dispels some common myths about the settlements, including that they are the main obstancle to peace in the Middle East.>Read Article.
Israel and Sri Lanka: A Study in Media Bias
A comparative review of two leading English broadsheets' coverage of the Israel-Palestinian conflict versus their coverage of another conflict in Sri Lanka
Iranian Leader's Statements About Israel (ISC Dublin).
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Reply to letter criticizing suggestion that Ireland could learn from Israel
Reply to a response to a letter ridiculing the notion that Ireland could learn a lot about economics from Israel which appeared in the Irish Examiner (Cork-based broadsheet).>Read Article.
Reply to Iranian Ambassador's letter about PM Netenyahu's visit to Shannon
Reply to the Iranian Ambassador to Ireland's letter in the Examiner knocking PM Netenyahu for visiting this county by stopping-over at Shannon Airport.>Read Article.
Letter to Southern Star by Cork member
A letter by a Cork IISC member in response to a letter by Don Teagan criticizing Israel.
The standard narrative of the multi-faceted Middle East conflict as one involving brutal Israeli aggression and endless suffering on the part of the downtrodden and dispossessed Palestinians is so well ingrained in the Irish psyche that disloding some of the mistruths propagated over many years by legion articles blaming on Israel everything from Palestinians' lack of statehood to their domestic water issues is a monumental task.
Ireland's media has been identified by Israel's Jerusalem Post, an internationally respected broadsheet, as one of the most hostile in the Western world toward this small Middle Eastern democracy.
The Israel Solidarity Campaign was founded precisely to try and get a more positive picture about Israel to Irish people who have been reading heavily-biased media coverage against this country for years and to react to the reams of anti-Israel propaganda propagated every day in this country .
The pro-Palestinian Campaign in Ireland, spear-headed by the IPSC, has been eminently well-organised, well-funded and highly visible. The supporters of Israel, however, have been voiceless, with just a few small organisations set up under disparate banners to try and make Israel's argument. Because of the tiny size of the Israeli effort vis-a-vis the Palestinian one, there has been no effective pro-Israel lobby in Ireland, and the extremely slanted media coverage is the natural outcome of this imbalance.
The articles on this website are there to re-educate and challenge the perceptions of anyone who has ever wondered what the Israeli side of the story might be, but due to its conspicuous abscence in the Irish debate on this issue, have yet to hear it.
We are delighted to receive original submissions from the general public, both from those within and outside of the Republic of Ireland.
Such submissions should be emailed to submissions_israelsolidaritycampaign.com.
Yours Sincerely,
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The Ireland -Israel Solidarity Campaign: From Cork, Ireland, to the World
The Ireland-Israel Solidarity Campaign is an effort set-up by Daniel O'Carroll, a university student in Cork, Ireland, to try and provide Irish people with the 'other' side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that's so-often missing from debate on the issue.
Ireland is recognized by Israel, the US and other European countries as one of the countries with the most anti-Israel foreign policies in the Western world. The grave imbalance of opinion is the direct consequence of a proliferation of Palestinian sympathisers and a conspicuous abscence of a pro-Israel support group.
Although the Ireland-Israel Solidarity Campaign is not the first Israel-friendly group set up in Ireland (it is preceded by the Irish Friends of Israel and Irish Christian Friends of Israel), it is the first major group with a prescence on the internet, which is crucial in a world where young peoples' opinions are both won and lost by what they read online.
Since its inception in late 2009, the Ireland-Israel Solidarity Campaign (originally just the Israel Solidarity Campaign), has grown significantly, now counting among its members people from over 20 different countries. We aim to change peoples' hugely negative perceptions of Israel by working - through both our newsletters and online content - to change what people think about Israel and its security predicament and to encourage more two-way debate on the contentious issue of the Middle East peace process.
This website identifies itself with no one singular ideology. Although most of the content is staunchly pro-Israel, an unwaivering support of every Israeli policy is neither part of this website's remit, nor conductive to fair and spirited debate on the peace process. The website has received contributions from people of all backgrounds. Our members are Christian, Jewish, even occasionally Muslim, and we are proud to count such a panopoly of differnet peoples among our list of members who stand behind the State of Israel and refuse to fall prey to the mindless vilification, demonization and de-legitimization of this tiny State that takes place every day both in Ireland, Europe and the broader world.
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