The Irish President claims that the Irish people are among the best informed about the Middle East.
Here are some of the things I did not know, before I went looking into the history:
1. Israel is smaller than the Irish province of Munster.
2. Palestinians have been given multiple offers of Statehood, but they rejected them all.
3. Gaza has not been occupied by Israel since 2005 - the opposite of land grabbing
4. The Hamas Charter calls for the genocide of Jews and the obliteration of Israel - Truth
5. Children are groomed for martyrdom. Indoctrinated in hate from infancy
6. 1882 - Land purchased by global community for Russian Jews fleeing pogroms (not stolen)
7. 1921 - 80% of Palestine was given to the Arabs. It is modern day Jordan.
8. Before 1948 - the Jews were the Palestinians. 1964 - the Arabs start to identify as Palestinians.
9. 1948 - 850,000 Mizrahi Jews were expelled from Muslim countries
10. 1948 - Of the Arab population 160,000 chose to stay & became full Israeli Citizens with equal rights
11. "Pay for Slay" - salaries are paid by the PA to families of those who kill Jews.
12. Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Minorities can thrive and live peacefully
13. Gaza is ยฝ the size of Co. Louth.
14. There are less than 20 million Jews in the world.
Think about it, Are we (the Irish) the most informed? or Are we the most mis-informed?
If you follow a hedgehog rescue it's easy to think everyone knows that a hedgehog out in the sun is in trouble and urgently needs help.
But this isn't common knowledge.
Poor little Cooper was seen out for 3 days, by kind lovely people.
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@ritakj So true Rita.... I am so often in awe of people and their coping and working through so much... thinking of you and thanking you for how you have helped so many (including my family) respond to and cope with suffering and consequences of illness in all its forms.
Comhgairdeas @MarycannonMary on this recognition- outstanding researcher, colleague and, most importantl, advocate for improved patient care. Well deserved