Ireland's affinity with Palestine amidst Israel's war on Gaza | The Listening Post

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The one country in Europe that hasn't lined up behind Israel is Ireland.

Its government has used words like 'disproportionate' to describe Israel's bombing of Gaza - terms like 'collective punishment'.

Back in 1980, Ireland became the first EU government to call for Palestinian statehood. There is an affinity with Palestinians that is rooted in a shared history of colonialism, occupation and division under British rule.