State of Palestine recognised by Ireland, Norway and Spain - James O'Brien reacts | LBC

Benjamin Netanyahu has recalled Israel's ambassadors to Spain, Ireland, and Norway to issue a "severe reprimand" to the European nations following their decision to recognise Palestinian statehood.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz condemned the gesture of support for the Palestinians as "folly". This move increases the number of the EU's 27 member states that recognise Palestinian statehood, although it does not include major powers within the bloc.
James O'Brien reacts to this latest development in the Israel-Palestine conflict and explores what the ramifications of this may be.
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[@OMAR-br9ui]

Ireland is on the right side of history.

[@zoltan-zq3xe]

Holland is on the right side of history.

[@user-xc8ir7ng9z]

???​@@zoltan-zq3xe

[@davidhoyles8595]

brexit is on the right side of history

[@nigelsynnott7344]

@@davidhoyles8595 Your proof of this is?

[@christianmccann9400]

​@davidhoyles8595 bahahaha .. any other jokes mate ? LOL

[@digglerdudeuk]

Finally the tide is turning against 76 years of injustice.

[@jeffreyuprichard3754]

Really 😂😂😂😂

[@Tamarlane389]

@@jeffreyuprichard3754here in the real world, yes

[@inthegutterstaringathestars]

What injustice? The one where all terrorist attacks have been carried out by Hamas and Palestine such that even their Islamic neighbours put up walls to stop them entering their countries?

[@normanlazarus1836]

What injustice are you referring to, surely not the UN recognition of the state of Israel?

[@jeffreyuprichard3754]

My only concern is for those hostages nothing else. Those that started that war with Israel i have no sympathy at all.

[@UncleWally3]

Shouldn’t journalists really be discussing why most of us don’t realize 140 countries have already recognized Palestine, more than two-thirds of the United Nations’ membership?

[@halofreak1990]

We're getting to a point, if we haven't already, where more countries recognize the state of Palestine, than the state of Israel

[@maximyles]

Didn’t James say only 8 EU member nations ? The United Nations only consider the opinion of Europe, UK and the USA. And those 8 member nations are probably the discount Europeans.

[@youraveragebreakfastcereal5285]

​@@luisdotgarciacompletely false equivalency. The IMF and UN have said Palestine meets the qualifications based on services rendered etc.

[@avacigar5502]

@@luisdotgarcia The Palestinians need to declare themselves as a state and declare their borders A minor detail I suppose 🤪

[@alphonsemoonflee299]

@@luisdotgarcia And yet it is the trespasser, illegal occupier.

[@seandaly9362]

Proud to be Irish . Looking for peace and a two state solution . 🇮🇪🇵🇸👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@notbrainwashed583]

GOOG BLESS IRELAND.

[@one_eyed_odin]

How anyone could be proud to be Irish these days is beyond me, the absolute state of the country and Harris looking for that false virtue signalling to keep him prime minister 😅

[@mickyc05]

​@@one_eyed_odinprime minister?

[@Exanto777]

Would that be the two parts of Ireland, the republic and Northern Ireland ie part of the U.K.?

[@inconvenient-truth99]

Love these countries. They have morality vs. Savage USA

[@broilergivenquirkily]

"if jews born in brooklyn have a right to a state in palestine, palestinians born in jerusalem have a right to a state in palestine" - hitchens.

[@victormeidan1062]

If a Russian born in Siberia has the right to move to Koeninsberg, then a German born in Koeninsberg has the right to move there too. Everyone can play the silly sausage game too !!

[@rai2423]

@@NetkioskYour comparison makes no sense. Palestinians live and are from Palestine they are not living as immigrants.

[@badmudasucka]

and the right to a free condo on the upper east side--for shopping trips in the off-season. Historical justice is historical justice ha.

[@victormeidan1062]

@@rai2423 There was never a nation-state of Palestine in recorded history. It is a pure lie.

[@avacigar5502]

So you are entitled to claim independent statehood wherever you happen to be born?? Yeh makes perfect sense 🤪

[@EgoSumAbbas820]

Listener from the US here. When I voiced my support of Ireland, Norway, and Spain for recognizing Palestinian statehood, the typical response I got from right-wingers was "Why don't you move to one of those countries?". To which I replied, "I would love to."

[@ad3l547]

Mister you have all my respect.

[@ilonacarey9912]

To be fair when you look at what they are watching it’s no wonder.

[@matthewjamison]

You're welcome in Ireland 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸✊️💚🕊

[@mastershoper8333]

No body cares.

[@ilonacarey9912]

@@mastershoper8333 you care other you wouldn’t be commenting. Some one cares bless

[@Elizadoolittle1948]

Ireland is a formerly colonised country who stands in solidarity with other colonised peoples worldwide. We do not and will not ever support a country who occupies another. James, look into the historical links between irelands colonisation and Palestines. Same people. Same crime.

[@Comfortzone99]

As usual, your're not really about Palestine but all about Ireland retaining the monopoly of being the victim. What about say the wishes of the people in N.Ireland and Gibraltar? who wish to remain 'colonised' do their wishes count?

[@camo68]

You need to stop listening to propaganda and learn history, Once you've done that apologise to every jew you see

[@avacigar5502]

So you must really dislike USA and Australia and Canada and New Zealand etc etc ? All colonised and occupied countries? Better cross them off your Xmas card list 😆

[@TheSashapooch]

@@Comfortzone99 Sweetheart, go away and read the text of The Belfast Agreement - the wishes of both sides are thoroughly covered in that legal framework. BTW did Ireland colonise and victimize England? I must have missed that! LOL!

[@vinlondon8904]

​@@bob_the_blogger6029ottoman invasion of a Jewish land? You're spouting an ethno-religious faschist claim, which in turn will make you an apologist for such a claim. Is that the position you hold?

[@taherajenz]

Ireland and the Irish know very well of what their ancestors went and fought through the horrors of occupation and famine. Palestine, Palestinians and the world will always respect Ireland and the Irish for being on the right side of history 🇵🇸❤️🇮🇪☘️

[@dhc21atyahoo]

Al Lah gave the holy land to Moses and the children of Israel... Quran 5:20-21 .... why do you go aganst Al Lah?

[@portmantologist]

There's also a lot of solidarity with indigenous and African-Americans for Palestine, for the same reasons (and Native Americans for the Irish, for that matter).

[@gavinherwood1073]

It's a sad day for Ireland

[@2589003]

Paleztinians are the real okkupier of Izzrael land. Even their Quran say the land belong to the children of Izzrael (Quran5:20,21) Yasser Arafart was born in Cairo on Aug 1929. He later migrated to Paleztine land. He was an Egyptian! He just made claim he was the indigenous people of the land. NOPE! he was not!

[@lp40]

This

[@asifmetal666]

IRELAND 🇮🇪 SPAIN 🇪🇸 NORWAY 🇳🇴 SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 WE LOVE U PEOPLE FROM BANGLADESH 🇧🇩 FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[@Sammyli99]

so, they should send armies to defend Palestine, right?

[@khethiwezulu6706]

Yemen ✊🏾

[@khethiwezulu6706]

@@Sammyli99tell Israel to stop killing Palestinians.

[@userfile007]

@@Sammyli99🤞

[@eldonphukuile]

I am South African. I live in Canada. I appreciate freedom and self determination. I have many Jewish friends, but I support self determination and independence and recognition of Palestine.

[@hgfku-tn6hb]

Thank you Norway, Spain and Ireland for going straight to the point and not twisting the truth

[@Sardarji-bq6oj]

Err so you admit that there is no such country as Palestine ?

[@AhmedS-dr8ns]

@@Sardarji-bq6oj No. Twisting is truth is admitting there's a country called Israel

[@Sardarji-bq6oj]

@@AhmedS-dr8ns Actually is a country called Israel though. You don’t recognise facts and are losing the narrative. First it was Judea and then it was named Syria Palestina by the Roman Emperor to upset the Jews. The Western Wall is evidence of Judaism being there for 3,000 years. Keep begging the non believers though as that’s highly amusing. Please 🙏🏽 come and save us, believe our lies ! 🇬🇧🇮🇳🇮🇱

[@roystonmason9125]

@@Sardarji-bq6oj 140 countries already recognise Palestine

[@spidertanks]

Well said

[@dafyddroff8084]

Europe: We want a 2 state solution! Also Europe: We refuse to recognise the existence of two states.

[@lynnevenables7193]

I know it’s barmy, isn’t it. They think we don’t see them!

[@ilonacarey9912]

Some countries do some don't. There are 50 countries in Europe making their own decisions

[@darkright3001]

It’s so ridiculous. This should be the basic.

[@facehugger3]

Hamas/palestinains : A 2 state solution that still leaves Israel in existence is out of the question !

[@_sokolica]

Not Europe, but EU! F. ex. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina which are countries in Europe (but people are brainwashed into thinking that EU and Europe are the same) never stopped recognizing Palestine as a state. We accepted Israel as a state, too.

[@MVK123]

You guys don't get that it's not just the more recent issues of Northern Ireland. It's about Ireland becoming a republic before that too. The Troubles in Northern Ireland can be compared to Israel and Palestine, and separately the suffering of Ireland as a whole, the forced starvation, etc at the hands of the British can be compared to it also. Ireland had always supported the Palestinians in this conflict.

[@patman142]

only to an extent, we didn't have to deal with Islamic fascists

[@conorboy99]

​@patman142 There are a parrellels though as the OP was pointing out I guess.

[@Pdy-qv2zu]

A parallel discrimination and power imbalance in Northern Ireland, as Catholic communities complained of discrimination by the Protestant-controlled government and police forces. Also, a parallel in political manipulation. In Northern Ireland, there was systematic discrimination in housing and jobs and voting districts had been gerrymandered. And, of course, parallels in terms of violence and unrest. Northern Ireland was scarred by a period of deadly sectarian violence (the "Troubles"), while the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been marked by violence, including terrorist attacks by Palestinian groups and grossly disproportionate military operations by Israel. The things I mention are only regarding the more recent Northern Ireland conflict. We could take the British-Irish conflict before its independence and draw parallels, too.

[@Techytekk]

@@patman142i think it wasn’t islamists who put ireland in the state it was in

[@patman142]

@Techytekk that wasn't the point that was being made but we would be in a far worse state if there was a significant number of islamists

[@afifaamin6944]

Well done to Spain, Ireland and Norway. All other western countries should follow.

[@Exanto777]

Freedom to the Basque Country NOW.

[@Exanto777]

@@dbestplanner yes freedom to South Africa, which is under black apartheid now, and freedom to Indonesia currently oppressed by no one.

[@rewdwarf123]

@@Exanto777 And Catalonia.

[@Exanto777]

@@rewdwarf123 yes Catalonia as well

[@johnyare8576]

@@rewdwarf123 Catalonia haven't even got a majority for Independence.

[@bilalmohammad4242]

I am a Palestinian and this recognition made me cry ❤😭 Thank you Ireland, Norway and Spain ♥️♥️♥️ Hamas is not Palestine Indeed neither Fatah , we want to live in peace with all the world and have equal rights and opportunities to grow as individuals.. it is awful how small things like moving from a city to another city in West Bank is very dangerous and you could be attacked from settlers who lives every where on our lands under the IDF protection.. it's too difficult to live normal life here

[@noellelenihan4124]

🙌🍀🍀🍀🇮🇪🇮🇪 🇵🇸 🇵🇸🙋‍♀️💖

[@zaidal-hindawi1784]

فلسطين حرة عربية Palestine 🇵🇸

[@ishaks8152]

I can understand your concern and pray for your freedom asap.

[@ArsenalTrill]

1948 Israel self declares its Statehood. 76 years later, there's mental gymnastics for some nations still not to recognise Palestine

[@foofighter7683]

The USA who were the first country to recognise the self-declared state of Israel, are now against recognising a Palestinian state "unilateraly" .

[@halofreak1990]

Interesting how Israel itself also did not accept the partition plan that was supposedly only rejected by the Palestinians

[@kevindevane6175]

Actually, Ireland was one of the first nations to recognise the state of Israel on the understanding that the recognition of the Palestinian state would soon follow. This has been coming for the last 76 years.☘

[@avacigar5502]

Well Israel exists Palestine doesn’t

[@Princes-fi7ex]

They should stop making 2 state and let they vote who control that land Israel or Palestine. This conflict must end .

[@charliebridges3584]

The Irish stance is particularly significant. Ireland shares with the Jewish people a history of exile and discrimination. The Irish Free State became a Republic in the same year that Israel was founded. The 6th President of Israel was born in Belfast and grew up in Dublin. The Israelis who fought the British in 1947 drew part of their inspiration from the Irish Freedom struggle of 1921-22. The founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, drew inspiration from Irish Patriot Charles Stewart Parnell. Ireland takes its stand that the sovereign freedom of the Israeli people cannot be at the cost of the subjugation and enslavement of the Palestinian people. Hamas is not the problem, no more than the IRA was the problem during the Troubles: it is a symptom of the problem, just as the IRA was a symptom of the problem in Northern Ireland.

[@christianmccann9400]

Greetings from Ireland .. BDS apartheid Israel .. Free Palestine!

[@FilizFerenczy]

Thank you 🇮🇪

[@nayaab5980]

Thank you really ❤❤❤😢😢

[@taherabunama4559]

from Gaza, thanks and love to Ireland great people

[@larsbjrnson3101]

Second that greetings from Norway.

[@jeffreyuprichard3754]

How's the immigrants situation going 😂😂

[@ICJ-icc]

The world owed IRLAND a big thanks ❤

[@debbiematteo7046]

From the very beginning they were the first 9nes to speak up and it didnt take them long . We are going to watch starving children now

[@MusehanaH]

As a South African, I concur. Ireland was South Africa's friend in need and we can never be grateful enough!

[@jeffsimon9594]

@@MusehanaH You better just concentrate on keeping the lights on

[@mervynlewis1044]

Ireland sides with the devil.

[@mervynlewis1044]

​@@MusehanaH Nuts.

[@kamps492]

Sending love 😘 to Ireland from South Africa.

[@user-qf1zg4zz8j]

From a Brit: The UK history is filled periods when the UK oppressed the Irish and caused historical untold misery to its close neighbour which led to understandable long standing resentment and regular militant action with death and misery on both sides. It was only through political dialogue and reconciliation that peace was wrought. However please note - at no point throughout the troubles would the UK have considered carpet bombing those districts of our close neighbour that were the source of militant action. I think I can honestly say that the UK is now very fond of and has deep respect for the religious and cultural values of our close neighbour.

[@Sarah_in_London]

Love this positive comment!! From an Irish gal living in London

[@jamesmaxwell3933]

Pathetic.

[@user-qf1zg4zz8j]

@@jamesmaxwell3933 I'm pleased it made you think.

[@helenokeeffe1823]

Thank you for your thoughtful remarks. I can only say I wish more Brits were "very fond of and have deep respect for the religious and cultural values of our close neighbour.", that was not my experience when I lived in London many years back and worked in the NHS. I recall meeting many Brits who did not know that Ireland was a separate country, who loved to tell "jokes" based on their belief that Irish people lack intelligence, and remarked with surprise at my fluent level of spoken English... !!! Perhaps this level of ignorance has fallen, I really hope so. However the current British leaders don't seem very bright or informed or empathetic.

[@user-qf1zg4zz8j]

@@helenokeeffe1823 Irish literature, Irish music and the fact the Irish are connoisseurs of social justice and Irish politicians can wield the english language to far greater effect than english politicians, on the whole, gives the lie to the ignorant. I totally agree with your assessment of our political leaders and my comments were aimed at making people think of the parallels with the plight of the Palestinians. My sincere respects to Leo Varadka and Simon Harris who both spoke so eloquently on this issue.

[@GlynnHughes-xi4po]

Well done to all three of these nations👍👏. It is inevitable, so why doesn’t the British government admit their follies and get on with it.

[@K_Ri-mw4hr]

the UK Foreign Office has been making moves to recognise Palestine as a state for a few months. David Cameron spoke about it in January.

[@user-xc8ir7ng9z]

Ask yourself who actually controls Britain.

[@blindpanda6211]

Look how long it took the British government to admit the blood scandal against their own people. Don’t hold your breath.

[@GlynnHughes-xi4po]

@@K_Ri-mw4hr They’ve been speaking about it for decades along with the Americans and every other apologist for Israel.

[@K_Ri-mw4hr]

@@GlynnHughes-xi4po Little different this time isn't it.

[@db4989]

Slovenia and Malta (two EU Member States) are also recognizing the State of Palestine, Slovenia by mid-June. 💯

[@The_Highlander44]

Was it not Ireland 🇮🇪 that started the domino effect that finished apartheid South Africa 🇿🇦

[@MICHAELCAMPBELL69]

Yes and look at the mess today. The most dangerous country in the world

[@The_Highlander44]

@@MICHAELCAMPBELL69dangerous for who?

[@paulkirwan3431]

Yes it was. With the Dunnes Stores strikes.

[@abandonallhope.1040]

It's sad so many thousands had to die before this happened and so many will die after this too. So many Palestianians will not live to see the day they can come home

[@Yuv1]

They will not take over Israel.

[@noellelenihan4124]

Well done Ireland 🇮🇪 👏👏👏🍀🍀🍀🇮🇪

[@fazlijaarifi688]

🇪🇸 🇳🇴 🇮🇪 on the right side of history.

[@levent.a.7280]

🤣😂😂

[@donodono2287]

I was a British jingoist till I started reading the history of England's occupation of Ireland. Similarly, any civilised, open and even-minded person reading the history of Palestine wld similarly turn against zionism.

[@Sammyli99]

Being a Brit too, its a wonder we all don't commit suicide at birth, our "Nationalism", as such, is hijacked and molded into a kind of "GB ueber alles" voice, which has many negative connotations, as we see now "problematic helping Palestine", because the "controllers" of UK aggression are Tel Aviv. Even Northern Ireland TBH Cost:Benefit is a waste of space, and should have been given back to Ireland long ago, like in 1066.

[@RosemaryBeeds]

Clover hat

[@BenFrank-wt2lm]

You should not forget the Spanish occupation of the Catalan countries (Balearic Islands, Valencia, Catalonia) since 1714 until nowadays. Portugal and Gibraltar succeeded to become free countries from the Spanish tyranny

[@archer159]

Eire, Spain and Norway all on the right-side of history.

[@boohoo79]

Ireland

[@pio4362]

Éire is Ireland in Irish - please learn about accents, you have them in many European languages except English.

[@zaidal-hindawi1784]

Well done Ireland 🇮🇪 Spain 🇪🇸 and Norway 🇳🇴 The true leaders of the free world Not America 🇺🇸

[@McCraeMotto]

I am looking forward to an independent state of Palestine along the 1967 boarders as recognised by the UN. How Israel gives up it’s stollen land should be Israel’s problem.

[@gulagga371]

Stolen from who?

[@ibrahimn.606]

@@gulagga371from the native people who were living there for centuries

[@evangelistgina274]

Can u compare over 3,000 yes to just 1,000 yes?? No arab states can deny that lsrael is not d owner of that land... except those who want war

[@howyg101]

You are of course assuming the Palestinians would be happy with that - highly unlikely!

[@ehaaron]

There already is a Palestine. it's called Jordan.

[@chrimbus71]

Great to see Ireland recognises a 2 state solution!!!🇬🇧🇮🇪🇬🇧🇮🇪

[@stephenhilling9910]

Yes UK and all of Ireland

[@jeffreyuprichard3754]

Glad they're taking them in and giving up that place in the social housing list for them.

[@ebillyboi]

Two state solution has been rejected 6 times by islamic Palestinian groups. .. and will never accept this

[@facehugger3]

It's a shame hamas/palestinians have never have wanted it and never will. They want the whole of Israel. Look up hamas covenat article 13.

[@maidendimeola65]

there will only be one state Ireland has NO say in this whatsoever.

[@teefx5681]

The west needs to learn from the irish,

[@jjboys215]

I'm from America and based on our Elected (and non-Elected) Leaders, we'll be the last to recognize The State of Palastinian and America will only do it kicking and screaming why they shouldn't.

[@Paragon62]

Don’t think so.

[@teefx5681]

@@avacigar5502 and yet they can recognise when a Gencoide is taking place

[@ilonacarey9912]

​@avacigar5502 nothing like some casual racism to show your intelligence

[@boombox5845]

​@@avacigar5502 and tell me, where do you come from?

[@LoveTravel-ks1rb]

Never paid much attention to Ireland,....a small country that is often overshadowed by its bigger and louder European sisters....Boy, I was wrong to think that “size matters”. Yes, it might be a small country but its people, and their courage to stand on the side of humanity, makes it very BIG, earning itself a place amongst the GIANT world leaders of human rights, teaching other countries (some of which are much, much, larger) how to behave in a civilized world.

[@paulkirwan3431]

You must remember. Ireland has the greatest diaspora Power in the World. How many countries celebrate St. Patrick's Day? We call it " Soft Power". Thanks to British rule, millions of us immigrated around the world. Hopefully our announcement will force the Irish American president to reconsider his stance.

[@NesrineLanger]

Bravo to these European countries which have recognized Palestine. Chapeau bas❤❤❤

[@elbaz860]

Ignorance of history is no excuse for championing the ridiculous.

[@rogerlapin9809]

@@elbaz860 That makes no sense. 1/10 - must try harder.

[@johnohara197]

The Irish Prime Minister, is a clown ! He has no mandate from the Irish people, he was not voted into power! He is a disgrace! No worries, elections are coming up soon! We Irish will vote him out!

[@1625bruce]

​@@elbaz860Proud to be Irish today

[@Jominycrocket0]

@@1625bruce Proud to be of Irish origin!☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@Human_Herbivore]

Hamas is definitely not the Palestinian people any more than the IRA was the Irish people.

[@rachaelik]

Hamas as a political party is also not what Israel and the United States claim it is.

[@michael37377]

You underestimate the impact that the aforementioned organisation had on Irish freedom. Which particular iteration of that organisation are you referring to? There have been many.

[@pandora8478]

Israel didn’t have a problem funding them!

[@benh715]

But they have the support of the vast majority of the population.

[@markcaa2942]

​@@rachaelikAmerica and Israel are both far from the reality they blindly and deceived the whole world too long

[@NSalah2006]

Wow! Now that’s true, mediator leaders, well done Ireland! History will remember where you stood ❤🙌

[@user-ol6rd7pl5t]

Well done Spain, Norway and Ireland, love & respect from Wales.

[@duncanferguson7814]

you gonna take 5 muhammeds in ur gaff then lad or no?

[@reginaverghis]

I come from India and live on the Island of Ireland. Both India and Ireland were partitioned in the similar way to Palestine. India and Ireland faced forced starvation by the occupying force and I see the forced starvation of Palestinian people by the occupying force, another little colonial project. India recognised Palestine as a sovereign state in 1988, first non-Arab state to do so. India was also a protector of Jewish people. People are being played against each other in the name of the religion. ❤️Ireland, Blessed to be here..

[@StiloVerso-kn7wn]

Proud to be Irish today.

[@user-xc8ir7ng9z]

Me too ☮️🇵🇸🍀

[@globalist1990]

Celts unite. 🤟✊

[@kumboahmed3992]

And always too. You have been great people throughout history. The world loves you.❤❤❤

[@christianmccann9400]

Yep very proud .. Free Palestine!

[@callu947]

We have done the men and women who fought for the republic proud today. They stood against imperialism everywhere and in any form

[@OldboyMoy]

The arc of justice is long, but bends towards justice.

[@johnnypatterson7512]

We know all too well about being occupied.

[@khethiwezulu6706]

We all know too well how you held a 2 year strike to free South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️🙏🏾

[@gheller2261]

If only there was an actual occupation you might be right.

[@abdihakimjama1556]

@@gheller2261Even the Israeli Supreme Court acknowledges the occupation of Palestinian lands and people. Give it a rest. You are denying something which is widely accepted as outright fact.

[@boohoo79]

​@@gheller2261I'm from Dublin 🇮🇪 what do u mean?

[@avacigar5502]

30m + Irish descendants currently occupying North America Oh the irony 🙄

[@robertallkinrallkin6079]

Well done to Ireland, Norway and Spain in recognizing Palestine.

[@nicks4934]

Seems Ireland is leading on this. Way ahead of the uk.

[@chrimbus71]

By being the 142 country to do so. Leading the way 😂😂😂😂

[@fishyq5077]

@@chrimbus71 Cope.

[@willywonka7812]

What do you expect from the UK. They built an empire on slavery and oppression

[@bashirlulu]

Thank you for all who believe in justice.

[@UniversalConnexions]

Long live Palestine and free Ireland

[@davidhoyles8595]

free ireland from the eu

[@RosemaryBeeds]

Free hugs

[@jeffreyuprichard3754]

WITH HAMAS IN CHARGE NO THANKS.

[@SN-hh2ve]

@@jeffreyuprichard3754better than zionsts in charge

[@JawboneDonky]

Zahir Muhsein was a Palestinian leader of the pro-Syria As-Sa'iqa Ba'athist faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization between 1971 and 1979. In an interview with Trouw Magazine, 31. March 1977 he stated....."The Palestinian people do not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism. Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a new tool to continue the fight against Israel and for Arab unity..........

[@brianpierce9471]

Honestly when I was young I could not have imagined a peaceful Ireland and it is truly wonderful but always volatile. I am actually proud of our Irish government and Spain and Norway. The speech by Simon Harris is really worth listening to in full.

[@gkappa4085]

All power to the people of palestine ! Freedom, justice,equality and solidarity for all opressed peoples

[@jeffreyuprichard3754]

Remember the six days war 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheCaptain-db5ys]

Great move Ireland. Next move a united Ireland.

[@callu947]

PROUD TO BE IRISH 🇮🇪 We are on the right side with this one

[@RosemaryBeeds]

You also supported the Nazis and Spanish Catholic fascists.

[@therobbieunited]

Nothing to do with bring Irish

[@r.a.8582]

We the palestinians have always loved Ireland. Thank you for standing with us ❤

[@ArshadSarfsvv]

​@@RosemaryBeeds copy paste 😂😂😂

[@callu947]

@@therobbieunited what are you getting at here?

[@ciilowtell9321]

Thanks To ireland.Norway and Spain For paving the right path soon many will follow

[@stockbag]

I received my new Irish passport this morning and feel like crying.

[@margaretmcguire8952]

Congratulations

[@barryholland8280]

It’s not that bad!

[@tombarry2523]

@@barryholland8280😂😂

[@generalmtungwa9630]

I am happy for lreland for recognising Palestine....they stood with South Africa during our liberation too....🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@IcarianX]

South Africa lead the way. Ireland is still not showing the concrete actions that SA has. Nobody has shown as much leadership and courage as SA.

[@mattjamess6014]

@@IcarianXGod has other words he disagrees

[@rocarolan2003]

The reason the unionist finally to negotiate (and accept power sharing) back in the 90s was because there was no choice to to American pressure. Can anyone see the US doing this to Israel.

[@jamiegrant5955]

Yes, Netanyahu's Likud party has become a difficult partner: they are prosecuting this war in a manner that is politically damaging for the United States; both internationally and domestically - the latter being more important as this is an election year. Both Pelosi and Blinken have made public remarks of frustration concerning Israel's lack of responsiveness to American lobbying. The Times of Israel has reported that the Israel-Hamas war is a bipartisan issue; they report that the US public's sympathies lie with Palestine for all parties and all age groups under 55. Neither side is loosing an election over Israel; the US will make public calls for Netanyahu's resignation which will signal the end of unequivocal US support for Israel. This will inform how future Israeli governments deal with the Palestinian concern lest they loose the hand that feeds them.

[@leechowning2712]

Figure ten to fifteen years. My age and younger, young people in 2001, do not have the same memories that the 50-75 set do, with Israel as the bulwark against terror. My age? We see random attacks from islamic states... and constant provocations from the Territory of Israel. We saw our friends fight a 20 year war than most of us did not support the first day of. When those older folks age out of the government... well, Israel has set itself up for a bad day. Because there will come a day when being called Anti-S will not be enough. And Israel needs to be thinking accordingly now.

[@hvk3377]

Free Free Catalonia. Let us all recognize the State of Cata;onia. Or the basque people oppressed by the central government in Spain. Come on Norway and the Irish- Viva Catalonia! Altogether Now!

[@Bobby0505]

Bravo ireland, spain and norway

[@hannaha7304]

Well done Ireland, spain and norway

[@andrewcooney2387]

Yes Ireland does Beacuse Ireland has been there, and indeed we get on very well with our neighbours and our friends and partners in the world, Ireland respects the people of the world Beacuse we are from the people of the world.

[@GraceKelly-ef3xe]

The British will never understand the pain they inflicted on my country & why it still resonates. It’s not something we choose to hold on to but that generational trauma is a result of the brutality inflicted on Irish people for merely being Irish. In turn it explains our empathy & solidarity to Palestine & other nations. Our solidarity here is huge, unexplainable, caring for humans shouldn’t need to be explained. We have a pulse & other nations should try find there’s.

[@TheAArmstrong]

Irish helped colonise the U.S and the land stolen from natives.

[@feralLove]

This american says THANK YOU to Ireland, Norway and Spain!! 💓

[@carolebuck1698]

Much respect to Ireland from the 🇬🇧

[@anthonymannwexford]

I felt very emotional at this speech. Not sure why, but the words he spoke seemed very profound.

[@ansgarm.cordie9659]

Ireland, Norway, Spain: Bravi! ❤

[@Guzman8Vlc]

Bravo* hahah

[@silverh1772]

Bravi is in Italian! It is in the plural. :)

[@manunya101561]

Time to recognise Catalonia. When Spain open embassy in Palestine?

[@ansgarm.cordie9659]

@@manunya101561 This left wing Spanish government is in a very successful peace process with Catalonia. The Socialists recently won an election there.

[@Steelydon]

Give these poor people a state and let s go on with our short lives

[@carolinemcintyre5931]

Ireland never thought peace would come to nothern Ireland , but it did, ireland itself waited a long time for independance and they that independance today.

[@kumboahmed3992]

Neither did SA think that. But it ended.

[@magentamagenta1274]

@kumboahmed3992 Shame they conveniently forgot the Jews that supported them.

[@andrabook8758]

cute. Ireland is not the Middle east tho...sooo, cute but irrelevant. You understand that other regions of the world exist right? with a different culture and tradition and history than the UKs? ...?? just curious, if you are aware of that fact.

[@Al.Avalin]

Большое спасибо Ирландия за Вашу поддержку народ Палестин ❤ Да хранит Бог народ Ирландии и народ Палестин ❤ Всем мира и добра ❤❤❤

[@IJ72]

Amen

[@samsunnahar9175]

WONDERFUL 👏. THANKS A LOT IRELAND 🇮🇪, SPAIN 🇪🇸, AND NORWAY 🇳🇴!!

[@westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006]

James... Ireland knows what it's like to be occupied by a belligerent foreign power

[@cryptonighit]

Students united ❤ worldwide IRELAND 🇮🇪 has a special place in our hearts A Champion of ( Free Speech )

[@hanna-vl1ch]

Thank you Ireland ❤🎉🎉🎉 well done amazing free country always they support humanity you are in right side of the history

[@wobkgs]

Would that be the same Ireland that supported the Nazis?

[@manflynil9751]

Irish and proud of it. 🍀

[@levent.a.7280]

Go live in Gaza and be proud

[@zaidal-hindawi1784]

Norway 🇳🇴 were always working for peace and justice for the Palestinians since hosting the Oslo Accords back in 1993. ❤ 🇳🇴

[@Cleo-zi4tf]

'two parts of the same people' Palestinians and white American jewish people from Brooklyn or Manhattan are not the same. Ireland knows what it is like to be brutalised and occupied by a foreign entity which is what is going on in Palestine.

[@avacigar5502]

Yes 30m + Irish descendants are currently occupying North America Oh the irony 😂

[@kathrynbeetham5308]

Ireland was also under military occupation by the U.K.

[@angcollins8297]

James we know what it feels like to be down trodden by another and more powerful state, and made feel lesser than. We love our peace and have learnt to love our enemies. Hope people in UK support peace for Palestine they deserve it just like us all.

[@jamesmaxwell3933]

Utter victimhood. When have you been downtrodden? In history perhaps (as we all have) but not of late. Ridiculous.

[@tombarry2523]

@@jamesmaxwell3933Utter victimhood? I think the timing is wrong for Ireland to recognise Palestine but you can’t deny that the Island of Ireland had suffered greatly from a dominant powerful neighbour, similar to what the Ukrainians are going through now with Russia.

[@chogaminggm7650]

Thank you Ireland

[@jonaslamprecht9169]

I love the Irish people ❤ THANK YOU for being on the right side of history

[@barnem108]

hes bang on

[@davidkeogh1570]

For what reason would anybody be against a two state solution,why be against peace,I am Irish and our country is different since the northern Irish agreement,given the people of Palestine the same rights as most people now take for granted,why should anybody be against that,it starts with dialogue not finger pointing,to answer the question we absolutely provide inspiration,.

[@ciaranbrk]

It’s the Israeli lobby in America that’s really against it they want to maintain the status quo and drive the Palestinians into the Sinai peninsula that’s The ultimate aim of Netanyahu and the other right wingers in his cabinet.

[@jamesmaxwell3933]

So why have the Palestinians rejected this offer several times? Why don't you ask them?

[@Yuv1]

The Palestinians don't want a two state solution, search up "Treaty of al-Hudaybiya" this is what the palestinians really wish to do to Israel.

[@davidkeogh1570]

@@jamesmaxwell3933 Israel is absolutely against a two state solution so go ask them why.we could go back and forth like this all day or year but what would that achieve.

[@NextChapterRapper]

I have a problem with western power including media and even people like James being theoretical about the severity of the situation. It’s a constant conversation about IF Israel crosses any particular line, often while they have already crossed it. For example Biden speaks of IF Israel invades Rafa with a stern tone while Israel is already there and a million Palestinians have fled the area. James speaks of a potential new Nakba as if it hasn’t already been going on for 6 months. This mode of operations prevents us from discussing the urgent reality of the situation and the core of the problem. False pretenses like “the right to exist” or “defend itself” has for 75 years now been the topic that every discussion begins with, and nobody dares challenge. Can an ethnostate be a democracy? NO. Absolutely out of the question. Does it require violently maintaining an apartheid state? Yes. If Israel wants to exist, it can’t be a carve out because that’s stolen land. It can be a new version of what used to be Palestine but it can’t only have the Star of David in its flag. It would have to include a crescent moon and some extra colors reminding one of a watermelon. I get a bit funny about it because this all seems so glaringly obvious to me as the only possible way forward based on other apartheid regimes in history and the rapid decline of any moral authority in the west as we continue to maintain our last western colony in the Middle East. I have a feeling the plan for western world has always been to postpone the inevitable for as long as the world still runs on oil. And once energy independence is complete, to drop Israel like a bad habit. Besides the Muslim and Arab people being widely propagandized as second class citizens worldwide and especially in this very region, even for the Jews themselves this has been an absolute death trap from the beginning. It’s like a father beating his child to teach him how to survive in the world and the child growing up to be a violent outcast in a society that passed him by. It’s a cycle of abuse we must end as soon as possible.

[@magentamagenta1274]

@NextChapterRapper Have you considered therapy because your rant sounds delusional.

[@idrinkcoffeeandknowthings]

​@magentamagenta1274 no it doesnt..your a hater

[@NextChapterRapper]

@@magentamagenta1274 I’m afraid you might be in denial if any of this sounds new to you. I know it’s heavy, but tell me where I’m wrong. Ad hominem attacks are not gonna help you. You’re gonna wanna look at where you stand in this point in history.

[@andreaslamers9535]

i found it interesting that Israeli politician threaten Ireland

[@Yuv1]

The move is equivalent to Israel not recognising the state called Irland or their capital. So yeah, this is a gift to the Jihadists of Hamas. won't solve a thing.

[@tombarry2523]

@@Yuv1I’m Irish and agree that it won’t make a single iota of a difference. They should have waited until hamas was gone.

[@king_panda1387]

Well done Spain, Norway and Ireland!

[@duncanferguson7814]

you gonna take 5 muhammeds in ur gaff then lad or no?

[@nidhalhammadi997]

Thank you Irland Norwey and Spain be on the right side of history....

[@kamberr9111]

Bravo to spain ireland and normay

[@riverwolf654]

Ireland is a shining light in the world, a very special people, who always fight for other people's rights when they are being wronged. The Irish are an amazing people.

[@Mikethebike721]

Simon Harris showing real leadership.

[@user-zc4yd9ss7h]

Congratulations to these three countries. The injustice faced by Palestinian people has been long overlooked. The Israelis are absolutely incandescent. The US will probably join them in condemnation.

[@JohnDoe-il7dp]

israeli tears😅😅😅

[@utredutredson1686]

The original idea for the creation of the state of Israel (as a colony) was not some philanthropic wish to give a group of people a homeland, in the words of the creators 'Britain wanted a Jewish Ulster in Palestine'

[@patrickburns574]

Countries where decent human beings live

[@DelUK72]

Which countries are you referring to the ones that support terrorism or those that don't?

[@patrickburns574]

@@DelUK72 just those where killing innocent women and children is deemed abhorrent

[@DelUK72]

@@patrickburns574 I agree UK USA Israel are decent 👍

[@anniegrath1417]

⁠@@DelUK72yeah right the terrorists that were uniforms like the British military..

[@IOSALive]

LBC, I loved this video so much, I had to hit the like button!

[@mattantonelli4273]

it is time that more countries recognize the state of Palestine and push for the 2 state solution

[@levent.a.7280]

The state of Palestine? 🤣😂 Sounds like a fancy place in Mars

[@nemrutbaba]

There is no comparable situation on this planet, where a State claims territory (to settle their own people) but gerrymanders the original inhabitants out of citizenship.

[@RevolutionaryVision-pc3gw]

That's exactly what happened in Ireland for over 800 years tho. 😳

[@janwilson9485]

Its happened for centuries across the world unfortunately - we were supposed to have become more civilised but obviously not all of us are.

[@ronaldtapiwatagwireyi5961]

Bravo!!!

[@ciaranirvine]

Ireland was historically pro-Israel, quite a few of the founding generation of the State of Israel like Chaim Herzog were Irish-born. But we can't stand by and say nothing about Israel's current genocidal imperialism either, having spent hundreds of years on the receiving end ourselves

[@ashling6698]

This has been long overdue. So proud to be Irish

[@smoozerish]

We in ireland know how it feels to be brutally repressed by another country

[@RosemaryBeeds]

Victim

[@josephineburke3995]

​@RosemaryBeeds What exactly are you trying to say ? If you are calling the Irish victims of a brutal colonial power then you are correct.

[@RevolutionaryVision-pc3gw]

​Victim isn't a slur 😳🙄​@@RosemaryBeeds when a adult abuses a child do you respond with "victim" you're sick and twisted

[@RosemaryBeeds]

@@RevolutionaryVision-pc3gw Lervish

[@marccru]

Get ready, cause its coming again you dopes

[@terrytopliss9506]

If I remember correctly in 1948 Palestine was divided to create Israel but one half of the equations became greedy and the other half became appressed.

[@halofreak1990]

One half didn't 'become' greedy, they always were. No historian, Jewish or otherwise, has been able to locate any evidence of Israel ever accepting the 1948 partition plan.

[@PaulaAntoine-ok8fk]

Please go for a free free Palestinian state we need peace love and understanding in the world

[@anfearaerach]

Irish partition is not due to the Irish population being against each other and I'm tired of English people perpetuating that myth

[@momentalisat7396]

the other western countries should follow.. thank you to spain, Ireland and Norway 😍😍🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸😊😊

[@melodic-cactus]

Irelands Parliament consists of equal input from Sinn Fein which has been successful, to say that Hamas has no place in Palestinian politics is pure hypocrisy

[@mcmurder8835]

Sinn Fein is still an opposition party commanding minority support overall (albeit growing). Its popularity was largely made possible by a complete and verified voluntary disarmament by the IRA. Could we dare to hope that Hamas and all armed Palistinian groups would put down the guns? That Isreal could find a way to live with their Palistinian neighbours? It sounds like wishful thinking today but this announcement is as much a statement of faith that this peace is possible, and actually very likely in the long run. Ireland and Spain are living proof that very bitter divides can be bridged.