Irish Friends of Palestine Against Lisbon : Protest, EU Parliament Ofices, Dublin

Irish Friends of Palestine Against Lisbon (IFPAL) is an organisation founded in June 2009 to call for a No vote in the imminent second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, on the grounds that the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) is inimical to the interests of the Palestinian people and detrimental to Ireland's relationship with the Arab and Islamic world.
IFPAL introduced itself by means of a demonstration outside the EU Parliament Offices in Dublin's Molesworth Street on 9th July. This date was chosen because it was the fifth anniversary of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) determining the illegality of Israel's construction of a Wall on occupied Palestinian territory, and insisting that third states should offer Israel no "aid or assistance" in the construction of that Wall, nor should they "recognise the illegal situation resulting from the construction of the Wall." IFPAL distributed leaflets citing Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern's admission on 11th March 2008 that Israel's blockade of Gaza "constitutes collective punishment and is illegal under international humanitarian law" and querying why Israel nonetheless continues to receive trading privileges under the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement, Article 2 of which makes such privileges conditional on "respect for human rights and democratic principles"

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• IFPAL
• Sean Clinton
• Michael Youlton
• David Landy
• Bassem Abu Rahmah
• alPheel
• Euro-Med Agreement
• Lisbon 2 referendum

[RockyTeya]

@irishclevertrevor

don't try to dilute the image of palestinian , everybody know the truth of Israel Occupation

everybody know who is right and who is wrong, or shall I send u a video of bunch of kids slaughtered under an Israeli tank

[jeffdolan]

And the two Irish soldiers murdered by Lebanese Maronite militia under the watchful gaze of Mossad agents? Begin tld the Irish gov to fuck when they complained,and the Israeli press ran a smear campaign deriding Ireland as anti-semitic.

Of course,the entire Palestinian people must be blamed for the actions of one militia,but don't EVER criticise Israel.That'd be anti-semitic.Anti-Defamation League said so,so watch it...

[irishclevertrevor]

message to the irish people in contact with the poor palestinian people.when they have finished clapping the 2 aircraft hitting the twin towers could you please ask the poor militants where the body of an irish soldier in lebanon murdered by palestinians is buried???or maybe its an israeli conspiracy???yeah thats it.the suicide bombers are being strapped to the seats of their cars and blown up by israeli secret services.Its so obvious isnt it.silly me.

[onlygoodhunsadeadun1]

Free Palestine !

oh and vote no to lisbon also !

[irishrebelalert]

lol maybe youre the weirdo, as you obviously dont have respect for either democracy or human rights

[shayno125]

weirdos. vote yes

[lividlo]

That young lady on the video is typical of the two faced atitude of many Irish people. She is prepared to condone the eu policies on Israels aggression and does not mind being allied with people of the same mindset. She will vote yes ignoring the previous no vote and the insult to the Irish people.