Palestine

The Israeli government is to pave the way for a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in what has been condemned internationally as the de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory. Sweeping changes agreed by Israeli ministers on Sunday will make it easier for Israeli

A jury has cleared six Palestine Action activists of aggravated burglary charges linked to an attack on an Israeli-owned UK arms factory which was cited as justification for the proscription of the direct action group. Six people — Samuel Corner, 23; Charlotte Head, 29; Leona Kamio, 30; Fatema

Lawyers have called on Labour leader Ivana Bacik to pressure her British counterpart, Keir Starmer, on behalf of Palestine solidarity activists on hunger strike in UK prisons. Irish Lawyers for Palestine, made up of legal practitioners and academics north and south of the border, yesterday appealed

The Irish government has condemned new Israeli legislation blocking the provision of water and electricity to UNRWA facilities. Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain say Israel's actions "undermine the UN mandate, violate international law and run counter to the findings of

UK government ministers are continuing to snub calls to meet with lawyers representing pro-Palestinian activists embarking on the UK's biggest prison hunger strike since the Irish republican hunger strikes of 1981. Lawyers acting for remand prisoners weeks into an open-ended hunger strike while awai

The Northern Ireland legal community has helped to raise more than £170,000 for Concern Worldwide's Water for Gaza Appeal in just a matter of weeks. The charity has set out to raise £250,000 within 12 weeks, with early momentum led by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and a growing num

A judicial review of the UK government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action will go ahead following a court ruling. The Court of Appeal in London on Friday dismissed an attempt by lawyers from the Home Office to prevent the case from being heard, upholding a previous ruling of the High Court.

The Irish government has welcomed this morning's release of the last remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. In a statement, the Taoiseach said he was "deeply moved by the scenes of hostages held by Hamas for more than two long years finally being reunited with their families".

All 16 Irish citizens who were on board the Global Sumud Flotilla before its interception in international waters are now being held in southern Israel, the Irish government has said. Sinn Féin senator Chris Andrews was among the Irish citizens taking part in the largest-ever civilian effort

A rare cross-party motion on the Global Sumud Flotilla is to be debated in the Dáil this afternoon as activists near Gaza in their bid to break the Israeli blockade and bring humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians. The joint motion, tabled on behalf of all members of the Dáil, is cu

The Irish government has said it will consider sending an observer to join the independent legal support boat sailing for Gaza alongside the Global Sumud Flotilla. Irish lawyers Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL and Leigh Brosnan BL, as well as English solicitor Alexander Hogg, are on board the vessel, whic

The independent legal support boat sailing to Gaza alongside the Global Sumud Flotilla has published its first legal updates. Irish lawyers Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL and Leigh Brosnan BL, as well as English solicitor Alexander Hogg, are on board the vessel, which began its journey earlier this month

Israel is responsible for genocide in Gaza, a UN commission of inquiry has concluded for the first time. In a 72-page report published today, the commission — chaired by Navi Pillay, a former UN high commissioner of human rights and former judge of the International Criminal Court — call

Two Irish lawyers have set sail towards Gaza alongside a flotilla which is seeking to break Israel's blockade and bring humanitarian aid directly to starving Palestinians.

Three leading Palestinian human rights groups have been sanctioned by the Trump administration for having engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it investigates Israeli war crimes. Al-Haq, which is based in the West Bank, has been targeted alongside the Gaza-based Al Mezan Center for