Such a weird feeling when this government does something I actually agree with….
Presumably coordinating with Spain?
Build more homes. Less virtue signaling.
edit: 30 people are clueless about the housing crisis.
Sounds good but why is it dependent on a “peace initiative” led by 3 if the most corrupt dictatorships in the region? What do Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have to do with Palestinian self-determination? Can recognition then be revoked when whatever hare-brained scheme they come up with inevitably fails?
Fantastic. Very badly needed.
Anyone know what’s stopping them from just doing it? Like today?
Jaysus look what can happen when you get rid of Leo.
While this is good and long overdue, it’s not enough. I’m not sure what formally recognising a country that is going to be rubble very soon while we all write strongly worded letters. Feel very helpless as an individual tbh.
Apologies I just saw many countries are coordinating to do this at once, hopefully that will put more pressure on the UN
I never understand these announcements of announcements. Why not just announce it?
The Irish’s strong stance on this is what caused me to research into Ireland’s history, which I unfortunately was quite ignorant on, and learned so much about the resilience of the Irish people who for generations have had to live under an iron fist of a outside force. I can see why the Irish have such a strong connection to those in similar situations across the world like in Palestine.
News like this is why Ireland is in my priority list for future travel, I’d love to contribute to the economy and give back to the people of Ireland who have constantly shown to stand up for what’s right. From (now former) Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar standing up to Biden face to face to discuss the plight of the Palestinians, to incoming PM Simon Harris’s speech directed at Netyanhu recently and now this. Long live Ireland 🇮🇪
I’m delighted, and even more so to hear other countries are planning on doing the same!
I support the Palestinian cause and want Ireland to support a Palestinian state. I’m curious what the “brass tacks” of that support will look like.
Will it be a PLO government that was almost exclusively voted on my Palestinians in the West Bank? Would the citizens of Gaza recognize it? Does the government in the West Bank have a sufficient super majority to outweigh a countering vote from Gaza? What is their electoral system? What territorial boundaries are we going to be recognizing? Are we recognizing a declaration with details to follow?
These are important questions because they’re similar questions to what were asked when Ireland was partitioned. Now none of them are as important than “is Palestine a state?” (Yes) and if recognizing Palestine as a state halts the violence a second earlier than any recognition is a priority. But our own history tells us that answering the other questions is important to preventing future violence.
I know there are some Palestinian lurkers on this sub. Please chime in. I am greatly interested in your opinions on how we can best support you.
Ok now also recognise those of us on the housing list 5+ years 😁
I upvoted this and the votes went down one instead of up, suspicious 🤨
Genuinely fantastic move and a rare moment I’m very proud of our government if they go for it. Can we *please* also revive the Occupied Territories Bill while we’re at it? It should be easier now that Coveney is leaving, he was the primary stumbling block standing in its way.
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Such a weird feeling when this government does something I actually agree with….
Presumably coordinating with Spain?
Build more homes. Less virtue signaling.
edit: 30 people are clueless about the housing crisis.
Sounds good but why is it dependent on a “peace initiative” led by 3 if the most corrupt dictatorships in the region? What do Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have to do with Palestinian self-determination? Can recognition then be revoked when whatever hare-brained scheme they come up with inevitably fails?
Fantastic. Very badly needed.
Anyone know what’s stopping them from just doing it? Like today?
Jaysus look what can happen when you get rid of Leo.
While this is good and long overdue, it’s not enough. I’m not sure what formally recognising a country that is going to be rubble very soon while we all write strongly worded letters. Feel very helpless as an individual tbh.
Apologies I just saw many countries are coordinating to do this at once, hopefully that will put more pressure on the UN
I never understand these announcements of announcements. Why not just announce it?
The Irish’s strong stance on this is what caused me to research into Ireland’s history, which I unfortunately was quite ignorant on, and learned so much about the resilience of the Irish people who for generations have had to live under an iron fist of a outside force. I can see why the Irish have such a strong connection to those in similar situations across the world like in Palestine.
News like this is why Ireland is in my priority list for future travel, I’d love to contribute to the economy and give back to the people of Ireland who have constantly shown to stand up for what’s right. From (now former) Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar standing up to Biden face to face to discuss the plight of the Palestinians, to incoming PM Simon Harris’s speech directed at Netyanhu recently and now this. Long live Ireland 🇮🇪
I’m delighted, and even more so to hear other countries are planning on doing the same!
I support the Palestinian cause and want Ireland to support a Palestinian state. I’m curious what the “brass tacks” of that support will look like.
Will it be a PLO government that was almost exclusively voted on my Palestinians in the West Bank? Would the citizens of Gaza recognize it? Does the government in the West Bank have a sufficient super majority to outweigh a countering vote from Gaza? What is their electoral system? What territorial boundaries are we going to be recognizing? Are we recognizing a declaration with details to follow?
These are important questions because they’re similar questions to what were asked when Ireland was partitioned. Now none of them are as important than “is Palestine a state?” (Yes) and if recognizing Palestine as a state halts the violence a second earlier than any recognition is a priority. But our own history tells us that answering the other questions is important to preventing future violence.
I know there are some Palestinian lurkers on this sub. Please chime in. I am greatly interested in your opinions on how we can best support you.
Ok now also recognise those of us on the housing list 5+ years 😁
I upvoted this and the votes went down one instead of up, suspicious 🤨
Genuinely fantastic move and a rare moment I’m very proud of our government if they go for it. Can we *please* also revive the Occupied Territories Bill while we’re at it? It should be easier now that Coveney is leaving, he was the primary stumbling block standing in its way.
Based on what borders?