That justice and peace might embrace
The Great Law of Birr - Lex Innocentium Front cover of the Great Law of Birr by James W Houlihan Earlier this year on the 21st September 2024 (UN International Day of Peace) there was a seminar in Birr, County Offaly, to relaunching the ‘Great Law of Birr’ (Lex Innocentium) that was enacted in 697AD …
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Dublin Demonstration for Palestine – Saturday 5th October On Saturday 5th October there will be a national demonstration in Dublin starting from the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm. This will mark one year of the genocidal ‘Swords of Iron’ campaign by the Israeli army against the Palestinian people of Gaza during which more than 40,000 …
The horror of Gaza continues The genocidal assault on Gaza by Israel continues with over 40,000 children, women and men killed by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). Seventy percent of the dead are women and children. There has been the wholesale destruction of homes, schools, hospitals and infrastructure such as water and sewage treatment plants. …
No end in sight Eight months on and the unrelenting horror of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza continues. On Monday 10th June the UN Security Council voted to accept a ceasefire proposal put forward by the United States of America. This aims to end the fighting, allow for the release of hostages held by Hamas …
Nakba Day Nakba Day is marked on the 15th May. Nakba translates into English as ‘catastrophe’ and recalls the events of 1948 when three quarters of a million Palestinians were expelled from their homes by Zionist militias. This event was a planned instance of ethnic cleansing to make way for the establishment of the state …
Irish National Demonstration for Palestine - Saturday 20th April The next national demonstration for Palestine takes place this Saturday 20th April starting at 1pm from the Garden of Remembrance and walking to the Dail. (see the poster below) I quote from a Trocaire comment, ‘…cracks are beginning to show in the international community’s tolerance of …
Easter Alert This year’s Easter Appeal from Kairos Palestine is presented against the background of the continuing genocidal war in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank. The message includes Current realities in Palestine The work of three Palestinian organisation that are active in Gaza An Easter message by Patriarch Emeritus Michel …
The Gaza genocide continues The genocidal assault on Gaza by Israel continues. Israel has outmatched the Hamas inspired atrocities of the 7th October 26-fold with the killing of over 31,000 children, women, and men. Homes, schools, and clinics have been destroyed. Much of Gaza is a waste land. People desperate for food have been shot …
I draw your attention to the national demonstration for Palestine that will take place tomorrow (Saturday 17th February 2024). Together with many other human rights organisations Kairos Ireland is endorsing this demonstration. An urgent appeal from Kairos Palestine I also give you the link to an urgent appeal from Kairos Palestine, representing Palestinian Christians, calling …
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This year Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem. Munther Ishaq, the pastor of the Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, describes why there is no Christmas tree in the Lutheran Church. In the place where the tree usually stands the baby Jesus is surrounded by rubble. The characters from the Nativity stories, Magi and shepherds, …
