Daniel boyce

I am on a Twitter break but am compelled to return to post about a significant incident of antisemitic censorship in Ireland. Please see former Justice Minister Alan Shatter’s statement below. The National Concert Hall, which is state funded, has cancelled a play that focuses on the expenses of survivors and responders of the October 7th massacre. Further, this was a fundraising event for Magen David Adom, which is not an Israeli government agency, but rather an independent medical emergency service whose sole mandate is to save lives. It is hard to argue against the fact that this is antisemitic discrimination. October 7th was the most deadly single-day massacre of Jews since the Shoah and it has been acknowledged as an antisemitic massacre by world leaders, with Macron stated it was the ‘biggest antisemitic massacre of our century’. Indeed, the recorded cheers of delight of a Hamas terrorist who phoned his parents on a murdered woman’s phone to boast ‘look how many I killed with my own hands! Your son killed Jews!’ can leave no doubt as to the antisemitic motivation of this massacre. There is no other reasonable explanation for Ireland’s National Concert Hall censoring a play about an antisemitic massacre other than antisemitic censorship. It is of significance to note that this is not the first time that an Irish theatre has refused to show this play about October 7th, The Abbey Theatre - which is also in receipt of state funding- refused also. This is just the latest addition to the brazen censorship of Jewish perspectives in cultural and educational spaces. Indeed, even non-Jewish Irish people who are sympathetic to Jews and Israelis are censored similarly, for example the Irish UNIFIL soldier who was, in effect, not allowed to speak at DCU due to the university being so obstructionist and citing security concerns. Many people on Irish Twitter take issue with me stating that I feel profoundly ashamed of Ireland when instances such as this occur, but how else am I supposed to feel? How else am I supposed to feel when Ireland’s theatres censor the truth about an antisemitic massacre? One that brutally claimed the life of an Irish woman, Kim Damti? What else am I supposed to feel other than shame? Please do enlighten me.

Will not be surprised if Kanye / Ye gets invited to headline one of the music festivals in Ireland. Where, sadly, he would be welcomed and celebrated.

Iran is acting rationally at all times. This is a logical and considered response. But the US/Israel don't care about Iranians or any citizens of the gulf states. The region is being destroyed for 10 million Israelis. Insanity

A Muslim convert has been jailed for terrorism. Jordan Richardson, from Howden was found guilty of multiple offences of possessing and disseminating terrorist information. He was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in prison.

Maria Steen was not blocked from running. She just didn't get enough support. That's democracy