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Tag Archives: palestine
Ireland’s Wars: Action At Tell’Asur
The Ottoman defensive line that had caused such a prolonged period of stalemate in the Holy Land had been breached, and Jerusalem had fallen. But the Ottomans, despite this setback and the losses elsewhere, were not knocked out of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 10th (irish), 1918, allenby, British, history, holy land, ireland, ottomans, palestine, tell'asur, war, world war one, ww1
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Six Days By Jeremy Bowen
I finished this a few weeks ago, so I’d like to offer my brief thoughts on the book and the Six Day War in general. On the book: -It’s a decent read, overall, not too biased towards either side which … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle East, Politics, Reviews, War
Tagged 1967, arabs, books, israel, jeremy bowen, middle east, palestine, politics, reviews, six days, war
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Cornering Israel
This story reminded me of something I thought about writing for a while now. The idea that the best way to get change out of Israel is to be aggressive towards them, diplomatically in most cases. It is something I … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Politics
Tagged anti-israel, blockade, boycott], egypt, flotilla, flotilla]blockade, idf, irish citizen, israel, middle east, palestine, politics, protests, UN
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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Hattin
The Crusading period is one my favourite parts of history. What follows is its most important moment. Name: The Battle of Hattin (sometimes known as the Battle of Hittin or Battle of the Horns of Hattin). The War: The Crusader-Ayyubid War, part of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Middle East, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, Religion, War
Tagged archers, ayyubids, baldwin, balian, christianity, crusade, decisive battles, fire, franks, guy, hattin, history, horns, islam, israel, jerusalem, kingdom of heaven, kingdoms, latins, muslim, palestine, politics, raymond, raynald, religion, richard, saladin, smoke, third, tiberius, turan, urban iii, war
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Better Know A Micro-Party: Workers Party Of Ireland
This time, one of the Sinn Fein offshoots. Name: Workers’ Party of Ireland Founded: 1970 as “Official Sinn Fein” changed to “Sinn Fein: The Workers Party” in 1977 and “Workers’ Party” in 1982. Leader: Mick Finnegan Representation: 2 Local Councillors Politically: … Continue reading
Posted in Better Know A Micro-Party, Ireland, Politics
Tagged 1970, 1992, better know a micro-party, cork, davy walsh, democratic left, independence, ireland, kosovo, north korea, palestine, politics, prionsios de rossa, sinn fein, socialism, split, ted tynan, tomas mac giolla, waterford, workers party of ireland
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One Reason Palestine Will Never Be An Independent State…
…is that they are nowhere near to being capable of fighting their own corner, diplomatically speaking. And are in fact, this close to facing the biggest possible obstacle in gaining recognition that any country could face: the active opposition of this … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Politics
Tagged clinton, deal, independence, israel, jerusalem, negotiations, netanyahu, palestine, planes, politics, security council, settlemetns, UN, us, veto
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