Ireland & Palestine - A brief history

The Irish nationalist movement has long viewed the Palestinian cause through a similar lens of seeking to overthrow what they see as oppressive colonizers and achieve independent statehood.

A view of a mural in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the Nationalist area along the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 4, 2023

(photo credit: Clodagh Kilcoyn/Reuters)

ByALEX WINSTON

MAY 22, 2024 10:39

Updated: MAY 22, 2024 11:06

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