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Rooney thus joins a list of cultural figures whose ignorance and malevolence on the subject of Israel dwarf any talent they may possess. But there’s a further point to make about this particular individual. For she is Irish; and the Irish Republic has a particularly long and troubling record of antagonism towards not just Israel but the Jewish people.

This summer, it passed a motion condemning “de facto annexation” of Palestinian land. In 2018, Dublin’s city council passed resolutions endorsing a boycott of Israel and calling for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Ireland.

Ireland is one of the most anti-Israel countries in Europe. But this bigotry goes further and deeper.

The researcher David Collier, whose indefatigable attempts to defend the Jewish people mean he has to wade through the foul cultural sewage of today’s surging Jew-hatred, has just published a 202-page report on antisemitism in Ireland. You can read his report, the product of several years’ research, here.

What he found shocked even him. He writes:

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So why does Ireland have such a problem with Israel and the Jews? As already noted, its historic Catholicism may furnish part of the explanation. Today, however, it’s likely to be mostly the same reason why nationalist politicians in Scotland and Wales tend to be more virulently anti-Israel than the English.

That’s because, like the Palestinian Arabs whose cause they champion, they all fundamentally define themselves by whom they hate. The Irish, like the Scottish and Welsh nationalists, think of themselves as victims of English colonialism. They therefore identify with the Palestinian Arabs who not only claim, falsely and absurdly, to be victims of Israeli colonialism but surely hold the all-time record as world leaders in weaponising group resentment.

Beautiful world, where are you? wrote Sally Rooney. Nowhere near Ireland , that’s for sure.

(full article online)

 
The Northeast Alabama Cherokee held a ceremony on Sept. 25 in Guntersville, Ala., to establish a relationship with Israel. There, the tribe presented a resolution, unanimously passed by the Tribal Council, recognizing the "sovereign Jewish nation" of Israel, with Jerusalem as its "eternal undivided capital."


"We vow our full support in the pursuit of the peace of Jerusalem and the Nation of Israel by whichever means may be necessary," it said.

The event, centered around a potluck lunch, included expressions of solidarity with the Jewish community and comparisons to the experiences of native tribes in North America.

Chief Larry Smith began his remarks by noting that "if there is a people that can understand how the Jews feel, it's the Cherokee," which received an "Amen" from the audience.

"We have chosen to identify with a people as a people," he added.

Seth Penn, the deputy representative of the Red Wind Tribal District, said "the nation of Israel has a lot in common with the Cherokee people – they have been removed from their homeland, came back and have to fight for their homeland."

(full article online)

 

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