Anti-Israel protesters in Israel as part of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Photo: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign via Facebook.
The Irish parliament on Wednesday night voted down an amendment calling for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and the imposition of sanctions on the Jewish state.
However, Ireland became the first European Union state to condemn Israel’s “de facto annexation” of the West Bank as the government backed a motion from the nationalist Sinn Fein Party, whose foreign affairs spokesperson earlier declared, “we are baldly stating that Israel is acting illegally under international law.”
The Irish government had supported the Sinn Fein proposal in a debate on Tuesday night. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said during the debate on the issue that “we need to be honest with what is happening on the ground and call it out” as “de facto annexation.” He added that the Republic was the first EU country to state this as
April 2021: Antisemitism in review 05 May 2021 share this on
When: April
Where: Tucuman, Argentina
What: Argentinian
police arrested two people who were believed to be planning an attack on an
Argentine synagogue on a Friday night .
Authorities made the arrest after discovering evidence of the planned attack in
the Tucuman province of northern Argentina as they were investigating a group
called Goy Group Unleashed.
During the two arrests, police discovered guns, knives, radio
communications equipment, and Nazi literature.
While antisemitic incidents are
rarely physical in Argentina, the number of total antisemitic incidents rose by
107% in 2018, according to a report by the WJC-affiliated Delegation of
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COVID-19 Updates | EU, UK, US
The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, recently renamed Vaxzevria, made headlines this week in Europe, due to rising concerns over the links with its use and the development of blood clots. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) again reviewed the data on the reported cases and published another opinion on 7 April 2021, confirming there is a potential link with “very rare cases of unusual blood clots with low blood platelets”. While the EMA’s safety committee recognized that some of the blood clots cases are linked to the vaccine, it stressed,
“[T]he overall benefits of the vaccine in preventing COVID-19 outweigh the risks of side effects”. The EMA confirmed that unusual blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect, but considering the benefits of the vaccine overall, it remains approved in the EU for people above 18 years old.
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Search By Live95 News Team via Getty Images The Leader of the Sinn Fein Party is calling on the Taoiseach to intervene on Eamon Ryan s decision to stall the Coonagh to Knockalisheen distributor road.
The Transport Minister has thrown the major road project into doubt as he continues to refuse to sign off on it, in favour of a potential rail option.
He has been met with strong opposition from the entire Moyross area, local government representatives and Limerick TDs.
Live95 s Limerick Today has featured a range of interviews from public representatives to representatives of business groups and local community activists all condemning the decision to delay the project.