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linky (cautious, cause nothing happened yet)

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You mean to tell me that “Irish nationalists” are more about supporting white supremacy than about supporting Ireland?

shocked-pikachu

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I guess euros are becoming anglophobes

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from two days ago, but still pog linky to tweet

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keepshappening.jpg

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text"In my speech, I underlined Ireland’s long-standing policy of neutrality, which was shaped by our own experience of colonialism and struggle for self-determination.

"Vice President Kallas’s suggestion that Ireland simply prospered in the post-war period without trauma or oppression is deeply inaccurate and dismissive of our island's experience.

"Ireland too endured atrocities, from the Ballymurphy massacre to Bloody Sunday, where innocent civilians were shot and killed by British soldiers.

"Our people suffered internment without trial, and widespread discrimination in housing and employment, particularly in the North.

"Furthermore, the suppression of Irish language and culture has been an ongoing battle, as evidenced by the decades-long campaign for an Irish Language Act in the North.

"Vice President Kallas’s comments were ill-advised and deeply insensitive to the experiences of Irish communities still seeking justice to this day," she said.

The Sinn Féin MEP continued that she has written to Ms Kallas's office "asking her to withdraw her remarks".

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linky

textBREAKING: Palestine Action launches in Finland by spraying the Ministry of Defence in red paint, to demand the country ends contracts with Israeli weapons companies.

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This Saturday socialists from all over France and other countries including Germany, the Spanish State, Russia, the United States, Algeria, and more rallied at the Charenton Space in Paris. People lined up around the corner to enter and organizers opened up an overflow room to ensure everyone could watch the rally. In addition to the 2,000 people who attended in person, there were another 2000 individual connections virtually from across the world. Organized by Révolution Permanent — the sister organization of Left Voice and our international organization, the Trotskyist Fraction — the meeting attracted hundreds of people from Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Mulhouse, Rennes, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Lyon, and more. Workers, young people, students, women, LGBTQ+ folks, and immigrants arrived in buses full of energy and combativeness. People were excited to gather and share their rage, but also to share their ideas, experiences, and program against the growing international Far Right and war.

The genocide in Palestine was on the minds of all those in attendence and they expressed it with emotion every time the room was overwhelmed by the chant that has spread all around the world: “Free Palestine!” Young people from all over the world wore the keffiyeh and others waved the Kanaky flag, representing the struggle against French imperialism.

Workers from different industries were there: teachers, railroad workers, healthcare workers, airport workers, and more. Folks in attendance, including members of left organizations like La France Insoumise and Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste, are part of the struggles of the French working class and the student movement, but on Saturday, they got together to protest and to rally in the name of internationalism, in the name of the international working class that, as folks attending chanted, is one and has no borders.

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Following Parliament’s motion for an arms embargo on Israel, activists are pressuring the Sánchez government to turn words into action on Gaza genocide

On Tuesday, May 20, a majority of representatives in the Spanish Parliament voted in favor of a motion calling for an arms embargo on Israel. Spearheaded by the progressive blocs Podemos, Sumar, and the Republican Left of Catalonia, everyone but the right-wing supported the motion – including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE).

While the news undoubtedly marks an important achievement for the months-long grassroots Palestine solidarity mobilizations in Europe and beyond, many activists caution against interpreting it as a decisive sign of Spain’s concrete commitment to halting the genocide in Gaza. “The Spanish government has the power to introduce a full arms embargo on Israel as early as tomorrow via Royal Decree,” warned the End Arms Trade with Israel campaign, which has rallied behind this demand since 2024 with the backing of over 600 organizations. “Why hasn’t it acted? What’s holding it back?”

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