Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign

The people of Cork working towards a Free Palestine

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February 13, 2026
Valentines day card written in blood. Text reads "Plestine Bleeds red, zionism is to blame, complicity has a runway, shannon is its name"
PALESTINE BLEEDS RED, ZIONISM IS TO BLAME, COMPLICITY HAS A RUNWAY, SHANNON IS ITS NAME
 
Netanyahu is moving quickly with the violent theft of all of Palestine. He has free reign to do what he wants, or so he thinks. His friend, Trump backs him all the way.

The Israeli government has announced it will take all of the West Bank under its control. Its ruthless genocide on the people of Gaza has never stopped – and now Gaza’s  starved and sick population are being bombed again. There never was a ceasefire. Netanyahu was just playing for time.

A ‘two state solution’ was always a sick joke. While world leaders talk about it, Israel steals and kills.

And now a new method of terror – the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners. Often held without charge, disappeared, starved and tortured, they are facing execution.

Meanwhile the Irish government refuses to act. It is most definitely a puppet of US imperialism. Shannon airport is a stopover for Trump’s killing machine on its way to the Middle East. Even Trump’s rich buddies use it when carrying out his dirty work.

We cannot rely on the Irish government to stand up for Palestine. It’s up to us to fight, alongside those millions fighting globally for Palestine.

Boycott Israel, boycott Allianz, don’t stop fighting! Join us this Saturday on Grand Parade at 1:00pm.
A plan of erasure
PUBLIC MEETING WITH RULA MAZAWI
Tuesday, February 24th at 7:00 pm
Connolly Hall

A Plan of Erasure: The Growing Threat to Palestinians in Israel
 
We are honoured to host Rula Mazawi, a Palestinian psychotherapist and community activist, for a crucial discussion on the escalating threats facing Palestinian communities within the Green Line.
 
This public meeting will explore the systematic pressures affecting Palestinian citizens of Israel and the broader implications for human rights and justice. Drawing on both professional expertise and lived experience, Rula Mazawi will offer powerful insights into the psychological and social impacts of these ongoing challenges.
REGISTER

European Citizens' Initiative to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement

EU Citizens’ Initiative campaign
The IPSC is backing the campaign to get 1,000,000 signatures on this initiative to abolish the EU-Israel Association Agreement: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#/screen/home. Please share the attached graphic and the text below on your socials and in your networks.
 
“As the Genocide continues in Palestine, more than 300,000 people across Europe have already signed the EU Citizens’ Initiative to kick apartheid Israel out of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. If we reach 1 million signatures, we’ll force the EU Commission to debate the proposal. Will you take two minutes to add your name? Sign here: https://ipsc.ie/eci“
 
Israeli Apartheid Week, 21st-28th March
The BDS National Committee has announced the dates for the 21st Israeli Apartheid Week. Details of the call can be found here: https://bdsmovement.net/iaw. Branches are encouraged to plan events and actions during these dates. As always, please send details of your events to info@ipsc.ie for inclusion on the website.
 
National Demonstration for Palestine, Saturday 21st February
The next National Demonstration for Palestine will take place on Saturday 21st February in Dublin. As this will be the first national march of 2026, we are really encouraging our branches to mobilise people to come to Dublin for it. It’s especially important as the issue of Palestine continues to slide off the media and political agenda, with the non-existent ‘ceasefire’ being used to gaslight people into thinking the genocide is over and a ‘peace process’ is underway.
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A DELEGATION FROM THE WEST BANK, VISITS CORK

A delegation from the West Bank city of Nablus has paid a visit to Cork – welcomed by members of the Palestinian community here on Leeside.

Last year Cork City Councillors supported a motion to twin Cork with Nablus, a city north of Jerusalem in Palestine’s West Bank.

Now the Mayor of Nablus, Dr Husam Shakhshir, has been taken on a tour of Cork City Hall, greeted with a harp performance and speaking with locals including writer Cónal Creedon and Izz Cafe proprietor Izzeddeen Alkarajeh and his wife, Eman Aburabi.

 
Israeli Apartheid Week, 21st-28th March
The BDS National Committee has announced the dates for the 21st Israeli Apartheid Week. Details of the call can be found here: https://bdsmovement.net/iaw. Branches are encouraged to plan events and actions during these dates. As always, please send details of your events to info@ipsc.ie for inclusion on the website.
 
National Demonstration for Palestine, Saturday 21st February
The next National Demonstration for Palestine will take place on Saturday 21st February in Dublin. As this will be the first national march of 2026, we are really encouraging our branches to mobilise people to come to Dublin for it. It’s especially important as the issue of Palestine continues to slide off the media and political agenda, with the non-existent ‘ceasefire’ being used to gaslight people into thinking the genocide is over and a ‘peace process’ is underway.

Updates from Palestine

Days 115-120 “Ceasefire” – Days 849-654 
  • Israel cabinet approves measures deepening annexation of West Bank & enabling demolitions in Area A.
  • 118 Palestinians killed, 222 injuries in past week.
  • Ceasefire violations: IOF airstrike on tent in Deir el-Balah kills 11 y/o girl & her father; attack on Tuffah & Zeitoun killed 8 people incl. 2 babies; shelling of tent in Khan Younis killed 4 people; shot & killed 4 Palestinians in Beit Lahia, Deir el-Balah & Rafah.
  • IOF airstrike on al-Mawasi killed 2 incl. a PRCS medic, injured 12.
  • Gaza Gov’t Media Office: Israel violated ceasefire 1520+ times.
  • Rafah border crossing opened to allow 50 people in & out a day — 25 Palestinians returned to Gaza, tiring journey w/ humiliating IOF measures.
  • IOF bans MSF from Gaza because it “failed to provide detailed info about its staff”.
  • IOF targeted & killed 2 men claiming they’re resistance fighters; killed PIJ resistance fighter in north Gaza.
  • IOF soldier critically injured in north Gaza.
  • IOF drone killed 1 person, injured 13 in attack on south Lebanon.

    West Bank:

  • IOF cut water & power supplies to UNRWA facilities in Jerusalem.
  • IOF raided Jericho: shot & killed 24y/o Saeed al-Sheikh, shot 3 others, ran over a woman & assaulted 2 Palestinians.
  • IOF shot & killed Omar Munay’ah while crossing Apartheid Wall for work.
  • Israel to expel 2 Palestinian captives from Jerusalem to Gaza/West Bank.