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Irish in Gaza No longer living in Gaza not by choice but circumstance, our hearts remain. We will return. I ( jenny) worked at that time on the land team. Thank you.

UPDATE: No longer living in Gaza ( not by choice but circumstance) but our hearts along with friends and comrades are still there...One day we will return but in the meantime, we will stand loud and proud beside Palestine and her people...

Derek and Jenny are human rights activists, both originally from Mayo, west coast of Ireland . We lived in cyprus for 5 years and while there became part of t

he Free gaza Movement. Derek was crew on the first boat in 41 years to enter Gaza International Port. The freegaza movement successfully sent 5 boats to Gaza up until “Operation cast lead” when the Israeli Navy began to forcefully and violenty block these ships. The ships continued in an attempt to break the Illegal blockade on the coastel enclave of Gaza. Both of us were abord the MV Rachel Corrie , part of the first freedom flotilla, that was attacked in international waters , hijacked and forcefully taken to Israel before being detained and eventually deported back to Ireland. It was in this Flotilla that the Mavi Marmara was also attacked and 9 people were murdered. The following year, we became part of a Malaysian Organisation, Perdana Global Peace Foundation, headed by the 4th Prime minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathair Mohammed. We spent 10 months living and working on a project in Malaysia and in May of 2011 we sailed from Greece into Palestinian waters along with journalists and other members of P.G.P.F. We were attacked again in Palestinian waters by the Israeli Navy who opened fire on our ship. We are now living in Gaza for the past number of years. We have completed many project’s and have many more lined up while we are here and will document each of these as well as other information from Gaza regularly on blog, www.irishingaza.wordpress.com, as well as this face book page, . Irish in Gaza relies solely on donations from individuals to continue to work in solidarity with the people of Gaza and we thank you for your support. Please feel free to invite others to read and to subscribe, ( free of charge) to our blog. Your donations via the paypal button on the blog, ensures continued support for small organisations and projects in Gaza. Derek and Jenny…

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Yes...certainly ,show up for the large gatherings and national parades and protests...numbers speak volumes but the dots...
15/08/2025

Yes...certainly ,show up for the large gatherings and national parades and protests...numbers speak volumes but the dots on the maps are joining up also as more and more towns and villages gather to or continue to also show up on the bridges.

Bridgil Ballina every Friday ,5pm, along with 8 others in Mayo alone

Those same tents that were freezing cold and waterlogged during the winter months of a genocide are now nylon sweat boxe...
13/08/2025

Those same tents that were freezing cold and waterlogged during the winter months of a genocide are now nylon sweat boxes amid soaring temperatures.

Water is desperately needed.

We continue to fund water in Gaza,northern Gaza ,and for anyone in a position to help by donation or sharing ,links are below.

To Donate for water [email protected]

https://www.paypal.me/Jennygraham537
or
revolut link: revolut.me/jennyg7
Shukran" (شكراً), Go raibh maith agat, Thank you.

Every donation and/or every share is appreciated and more importantly needed.

Al Jazeera staff killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa h...
10/08/2025

Al Jazeera staff killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif has been killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack, the director of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City has ...

So..."Why did Western governments, including Ireland, drag their feet on sanctioning Israel, despite consistent mass pro...
09/08/2025

So...
"Why did Western governments, including Ireland, drag their feet on sanctioning Israel, despite consistent mass protests throughout the world?"

"... the German government will not authorise any exports of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip unt...
08/08/2025

"... the German government will not authorise any exports of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice,” Merz said.

While continuing to back what he called Israel’s “right to defend itself” and the release of captives held by Hamas, Merz stressed that Germany could no longer ignore the worsening toll on civilians.

“The even harsher military action by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, approved by the Israeli cabinet last night, makes it increasingly difficult for the German government to see how these goals will be achieved,” he said.

Berlin says it will halt shipments of military equipment that could be used in Gaza.

And there it is...deceitfulness and evil personified.
07/08/2025

And there it is...deceitfulness and evil personified.

Despite Egypt’s growing criticism and frustration with Israel’s war in Gaza, the two countries continue to strike deals deemed necessary for Cairo.

The four trucks full of aid were paid for by Ireland and dispatched in February.They were due for immediate distribution...
07/08/2025

The four trucks full of aid were paid for by Ireland and dispatched in February.

They were due for immediate distribution, however, Israel blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid entering Gaza in early March.

Two consignments of humanitarian aid for Gaza funded by Ireland have been sitting in a warehouse in Jordan for over five months.

04/08/2025
President Michael D Higgins has called on the United Nations Security Council to do more for the people of Gaza.He said ...
03/08/2025

President Michael D Higgins has called on the United Nations Security Council to do more for the people of Gaza.

He said air dropping food in Gaza was not good enough and it "means the people who are very vulnerable, the lame, the old and the young cannot in fact get that food easily".

President Micheal D Higgins has called on the United Nations Security Council to do more for the people of Gaza.

He said the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres should use the procedures of the UN Charter which he said are there to help the people of Gaza.

He said the Chapter VII procedure would allow Mr Guterres to seek to put together an international defence of a corridor to allow aid into the enclave.

Six more people have died of starvation and malnutrition in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry said, underlining the enclave's humanitarian emergency.

Dublin,Drogheda and Belfast folks,take a look
03/08/2025

Dublin,Drogheda and Belfast folks,take a look

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