Hamas praises Ireland's anti-Semitism

The Jew-hating terrorist group Hamas has welcomed Ireland’s decision to formally join South Africa's genocide case against the Jewish State at the oxymoronically named International Court of Justice (ICJ) and called on other countries to follow Ireland's lead.

“We urge all countries to intensify any pressure against the Israeli enemy to stop its brutal attacks on the Palestinian people,” Hamas said in a statement to Lebanon’s Al-Manar TV, according to Iranian state-run media.

The expression of support came after Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said on Wednesday that he had received the government's approval to intervene in the case against Israel.

"By legally intervening in South Africa's case, Ireland will be asking the ICJ to broaden its interpretation of what constitutes the commission of genocide by a state," Ireland's Foreign Affairs Department said in a statement. "We are concerned that a very narrow interpretation of what constitutes genocide leads to a culture of impunity in which the protection of civilians is minimized."

The statement claimed that there has been "a collective punishment of the Palestinian people through the intent and impact of military actions of Israel," adding, "Ireland's view of the [Genocide Convention] is broader and prioritizes the protection of civilian life."

Martin said last month that the government intended to join South Africa's case at the ICJ before the end of the year. His comment came on the same day that the Irish parliament passed a non-binding motion saying that "genocide is being perpetrated before our eyes by Israel in Gaza."

Since December, South Africa has been pursuing its case at the ICJ, accusing Israel of committing "state-led genocide" in its defensive war against Hamas in Gaza.

In January, the ICJ ruled there was "plausibility" to South Africa's claims that Palestinians had a right to be protected from genocide. However, the top UN court did not make a determination on the merits of South Africa's allegations — which Israel and its allies have described as baseless and may take years to get through the judicial process. Israeli officials have strongly condemned the ICJ proceedings, noting that the Jewish state is targeting terrorists who use civilians as human shields in its military campaign.

Pro-Israel advocates welcomed the ICJ ruling because it did not impose a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza and called for the release of the hostages taken by Hamas last Oct. 7. Rather than declare that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and order the Jewish state to stop its military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, the court issued a more general directive that Israel must make sure it prevents acts of genocide.

In late October, South Africa filed the bulk of the relevant material to support its allegations.

Ireland has been among Europe's fiercest critics of Israel since Oct. 7 of last year, when Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists invaded the Jewish state from neighboring Gaza. The terrorists murdered 1,200 people, wounded thousands more, and abducted over 250 hostages in their rampage, the deadliest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Israel responded with an ongoing military campaign in Hamas-ruled Gaza aimed at freeing the hostages and dismantling the terrorist group's military and governing capabilities.

Last month, Ireland accepted the appointment of a full Palestinian ambassador for the first time, confirming that Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid would step up from her current position as Palestinian head of mission to Ireland.

In May, Ireland officially recognized a Palestinian state, prompting outrage in Israel, which described the move as a "reward for terrorism." According to The Irish Times, Ireland is due to have its presence in Ramallah in the West Bank upgraded from a representative office to a full embassy.

Israel's Ambassador in Dublin Dana Erlich said at the time of Ireland's recognition of "Palestine" that Ireland was "not an honest broker" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

More recently, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris in October called on the European Union to "review its trade relations" with Israel after the Israeli parliament passed legislation banning the activities in the country of UNRWA, the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, because of its ties to Hamas.

Recent anti-Israel actions in Ireland came shortly after the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (Impact-se), an Israeli education watchdog group, released a new report revealing Irish school textbooks have been filled with negative stereotypes and distortions of Israel, Judaism, and Jewish history.

Antisemitism in Ireland has become "blatant and obvious" in the wake of Hamas's Oct. 7 onslaught, according to Alan Shatter, a former member of parliament who served in the Irish cabinet between 2011 and 2014 as Minister for Justice, Equality and Defense.

Shatter told media outlet The Algemeiner in an interview earlier this year that Ireland has "evolved into the most hostile state towards Israel in the entire EU."

Two months ago, an Irish official, Dublin City Councilor Punam Rane, claimed during a council meeting that Jews and Israel control the US economy, arguing that is why Washington, DC does not oppose Israel's war against Hamas.

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Rioting in Dublin after school children are stabbed

Dublin, Ireland -- mostly peaceful riots broke out in Dublin on Thursday following a stabbing attack in which 3 children and one adult was stabbed earlier in the day. 

The crazed rioters set a bus and police car on fire and damaged a number of buildings and all public transportation had been suspended into the city.

The demonstrations erupted after a stabbing that targeted children as young as 6 and 5 years old, with rumors swirling on social media regarding the attacker’s identity, which may have actually been from the religion of peace.

The Irish Times reported Friday that the suspect is a single man in his late 40s and “is a naturalized Irish citizen” while the Irish Independent reported that the suspect is believed to be a foreign-born man who became an Irish citizen and has lived in the country for “many years.” 

Police have ruled out terrorism as a motive for the attack because there were no hostages taken, no explosions, and no blood curdling screams of "Allahu Akbar!"

Two 5-year-old girls and a 6-year-old boy were stabbed and a school aftercare worker was also stabbed while trying to shield the children from the scumbag. Currently, the boy has been discharged from the hospital but the girls remain there, with the 5-year-old in critical condition. The female school worker who intervened is in serious condition, according to The Irish Times. 

The suspect was reportedly stopped by a Brazilian delivery driver who was passing by the area on a moped when he witnessed the attack. The driver used his helmet to hit the knifeman, knocking him to the ground. The school worker is also being praised for her actions, protecting the children from the attacker as she sustained stab wounds.

Following the attack, reports began spreading on social media that the suspect was a foreign national, and anti-immigration protesters flooded the streets of Dublin, according to The Daily Mail. Rioters, who could really care less about the guy, reportedly ransacked a Foot Locker, a Holiday Inn Express hotel, and a McDonald’s in the city, believing they deserved a treat that day.

Video showed looters breaking into buildings as fires raged on streets and police confronted the rioters.

Drew Harris, the chief of Ireland’s national police — also known as Garda — called the rioters “a complete lunatic hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology,” adding that a police officer was seriously injured in the clashes, sure and begorrah. 

“We are drafting in resources to deal with that and that will be dealt with properly,” Harris said. “I’ve given full direction to our resources here in respect of making arrests and bringing offenders to justice.”

There were 34 arrests of the estimated 500 looters. The suspect is being treated for his injuries and is under police guard. Once he is deemed to be in good enough health, he will be questioned by authorities.

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Show and tell: Dublin and Glasgow

So I'm back from Dublin and Glasgow. We went for a wedding in Ireland, stayed at the Bloom's Hotel and then we visited my wife's sister in Scotland.

I haven't been out of the country in a while and to tell you the truth, I was apprehensive about all the luggage we were carrying. I thought it might be a bit much, but it turned out just fine and we were met by friends at the airport.

We heard that Trump was going to be in the UK while we were there, but he went to England while we stayed in Dublin.

The pubs were fantastic although my wife doesn't drink, but I took a bunch of pictures and will share a few of them below.

Bloom's Hotel

It seemed as if everybody in Ireland smokes and loves Guinness. We went by the factory that makes the brew--it's a huge industrial complex.

I shot about 1250 photos in the nine days since we left the homeland and will be editing them over the next few days.

Once we got to Glasgow, we were taken on a city tour by my wife's niece. We visited Glasgow University (where she got a PhD in neuroscience) and naturally, we went shopping and toured the area around the city.

This cutie was given some coins by her momma to put in the guitar case of a busker and his young singing partner. This was taken in Glasgow Center (they spell it 'Centre') and there was a large crowd gathered round listening to the tunes.






Below is the photo of the buskers. They were really quite talented.

But my favorite music of all was the harpist at the wedding. Her name is Tina Mulrooney and she is fabulous.

 If you like the soothing sounds of the harp along with beautiful accompanying instrumentation and a voice that is an incredible gift, you need to check her out. She has tunes on YouTube.

The father of the bride is my wife's friend from India. He told us that Mulrooney was hired just to play for the ceremony, lasting about thirty minutes, but she liked the wedding guests so much, she came up to the roof of the hotel [it took place at the Marker Hotel--another fantastic five star place] and stayed for well over an hour beyond her time.

In fact, she saw that I enjoyed her playing and singing [I told her she plays better than Patrick Ball and sings like an angel] that she gave me a CD of her album.

Anyway, we're back and I finally made it to the gym and have a lot to make up to my body.


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