Bobby McDonagh: To avert our eyes from Gaza would a moral travesty
Former ambassador Bobby McDonagh says the horrors of what has happened in Gaza are tough to witness, but we cannot turn our backs.
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Former ambassador Bobby McDonagh says the horrors of what has happened in Gaza are tough to witness, but we cannot turn our backs.
Palestinians who spoke to us at the Rafah Crossing and at a refugee camp in Jordan all spoke of a need to go home.
“Gaza pays a high price, and the world remains silent.” – A photographer speaks to The Journal.
Martin also said that Israel “has to be held to account” as Palestinian deaths in the Gaza enclave reached 25,000.
Eight-year-old Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand is believed to be a hostage of Hamas while 40 Irish citizens are trapped inside Gaza.
The number of Ukrainians arriving into Ireland has returned to high figures of between 700 and 800 per week.
The Journal sent news correspondent Niall O’Connor to Ukraine this week to hear from Ukrainians and Irish people living in Kyiv.
A group of about 50 regular protesters, mostly retirees, are still coming to Orwell Road.