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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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05/07/2025
The Irish TimesTreatment of seriously ill Gaza children in Ireland stalls over visa concernsEvacuations halted over sibl...
05/07/2025

The Irish Times

Treatment of seriously ill Gaza children in Ireland stalls over visa concerns

Evacuations halted over sibling visas, with several on waiting list dying since scheme announced

So far, 12 sick children have been flown via Egypt to Ireland in two sensitive operations in December and May.

A plan to evacuate 18 seriously ill children from Gaza to Ireland for potentially life-saving treatment has stalled because of Government concerns about granting special visas to the children’s siblings.

Three people familiar with the ongoing mission to bring sick children from Gaza to Ireland have confirmed they were told that the next evacuation is on hold until the visa issue is resolved.

Several children who had been listed for treatment since the Government first agreed to start evacuating paediatric patients in 2024 have since died.

Last September, the Cabinet agreed to bring up to 30 sick children and their mothers or carers to Ireland for treatment. Children listed for treatment here are suffering from serious conditions like cancer and kidney failure.

So far, 12 sick children have been flown via Egypt to Ireland in two sensitive operations in December and May. These were co-ordinated by the World Health Organisation, several Government departments, the Health Service Executive, Children’s Health Ireland and the Red Cross.

The paediatric patients have been accompanied by either a mother or a carer, and 21 other accompanying family members. In several cases, it was recognised for humanitarian reasons that a sick child’s siblings could not be left behind in a war zone without a guardian. The Department of Health said all 45 Gazans, including mothers and siblings of paediatric patients, have received medical care for “illnesses incurred as a result of living conditions in Gaza”.

All have received Stamp 4 Visas, which grant them special permission to remain here for a specified time.

Concerns have emerged about awarding those visas to patients’ siblings between the departments of justice and health. One Government source said the medevac scheme is not operating “as it was intended to”.

Two sources who are familiar with the operation confirmed that they were told by officials in the Department of Health that the next evacuation cannot proceed until the visa issue is resolved.

Thomas Donnelly, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, said he was one of a group of clinicians who held a meeting with the Department of Health about the medevac operation last month.

“We were told that no further evacuations would take place because of the disagreement about visas between the Department of Health and the Department of Justice,” he said.

“I specifically said that my waiting list is decreasing and no current patients would be affected by taking some of these patients on. Still, we were thanked for our ‘restraint’ and told there was nothing to be done because of the visa issue.

“Since then, children on our list to be evacuated have been killed and more will be killed while Government officials twiddle their thumbs. Only 12 children have been evacuated since the conflict began. This is shamefully low. We ask the Government to stop this needless delay asap so that these medical evacuations can resume.”

The Department of Justice said that there have been “no delays” in the “processing” of visas for the medevac scheme. The Department of Health said that it is “engaged with the Department of Justice in relation to visas for entry to Ireland, border control and registration for permission to stay in the State”.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald yesterday wrote to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris, raising concerns that only 12 of 30 sick children had been evacuated from Gaza so far.

“It is of real concern to me that the Government is not applying the urgency to which the situation demands in evacuating the remaining 18 of 30 patients – all of whom are vulnerable and in desperate need of treatment and care,” wrote Ms McDonald.

Evacuations halted over sibling visas, with several on waiting list dying since scheme announced

04/07/2025

He's a 10 year old little boy, he's minding two little kids,his siblings. They are all injured,all scared. Why hasn't this been stopped, What price is a child's life now?

Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
03/07/2025

Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations, said they were coming forward because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous and irresponsible practices. They said the security staff hired were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished...
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American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.

02/07/2025

A Song For Palestine is a drama that looks at how our Irish history, with landlordism and famine, in some ways is mirrored by the genocide in Palestine today. It looks at the devastation and futility of war, all war. It asks if war and genocide as method of solving problems is sustainable for the future of mankind.

Its main contribution , if successful, will be to provide some finance for water in a sovereign country that needs water for the survival of millions of its peaceful residents, men, women and children.

You can also donate at Ballina Arts Centre, where a donation box is located in front of the box office.

To book you tickets, visit this link: €20pp
https://ballinaartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873673959

02/07/2025
A (perhaps)temporary 60 day ceasefire for Gaza and 510 million dollars  more in weapons to Israel."US arms transfers to ...
02/07/2025

A (perhaps)temporary 60 day ceasefire for Gaza and 510 million dollars more in weapons to Israel.

"US arms transfers to Israel have now exceeded $30 billion since the start of the genocide in Gaza

The Gaza Health Ministry reports over 54,000 Palestinians have been killed, with scientific studies estimating that at least 41 percent of casualties remain uncounted beneath the rubble"

US arms transfers to Israel have now exceeded $30 billion since the start of the genocide in Gaza

THE DITCHDrew Harris falsely claimed at the public accounts committee last week he's “not aware” of any reports concerni...
02/07/2025

THE DITCH

Drew Harris falsely claimed at the public accounts committee last week he's “not aware” of any reports concerning the flights – even though he was emailed directly last November after gardaí ignored four criminal complaints. This email was acknowledged on his behalf at the time.

‘Not aware’
On 23, 24, 25 and 30 October 2024 The Ditch wrote to taoiseach Simon Harris and the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB).

The correspondence said four FedEx flights from Memphis to Cologne carrying F-35 combat jet parts to Nevatim military air base in Israel were to enter Irish airspace without authorisation from the minister for transport.

The carriage of munitions of war through Irish airspace without permission from the minister is a criminal offence punishable by up to three years' imprisonment.

Harris has been contacted for comment.
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Drew Harris falsely claimed at the public accounts committee last week he's “not aware” of any reports concerning the flights.

It's now hot in Gaza. Living or at least existing in the heat amongst the dust and rubble, death and fear is all that yo...
01/07/2025

It's now hot in Gaza. Living or at least existing in the heat amongst the dust and rubble, death and fear is all that you get to taste.

No water means so much more than dying of thirst...

It's means more infections,more spreading of disease. It means malnutrition, non hygienic hospitals. No washing of the deceased...

Devastation,death,destruction. Starvation, pain,malnutrition. Slow death from disease and illness with no medications.

Two months of siege on top of almost two years of geno'cide

We continue to fund water. Less water for higher prices and more people but this is not a reason for us to stop...SoWe Won't.

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