Ireland is the European country with the most pro-Palestine support.
As a Brit, I wonder why.
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Bumbles · 51-55, M
"In the Republic of Ireland, the Irish historic experience is often unthinkingly, and incorrectly, transposed on the Arab-Israel dispute: the Israelis seemingly doomed to play the part of the nefarious occupying British, the Palestinians the role of the virtuous Irish fighting for their independence.
A 2014 ADL survey of antisemitism in Ireland found that 52% of the population agreed with the statement that “Jews are more loyal to Israel than to this country,” 30% that “Jews still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust,” 28% that “Jews have too much power in the business world,” 27% that “Jews think they are better than other people,” 25% that “Jews don’t care what happens to anyone but their own kind,” and 21% that “Jews have too much control over global affairs.”
In 2021, the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and the Jewish Agency cosponsored a report on European antisemitism. The chapter on Ireland documented extreme anti-Israel remarks by Irish parliamentarians that reveal clear anti-Jewish bigotry, including using the pejorative “Nazi” when describing the Jewish state, calling for Israel’s destruction, and propagating conspiracy theories such as of the Mossad’s purported responsibility for Jeremy Corbyn’s defeat in the 2019 UK elections."
--The Jerusalem Post
A 2014 ADL survey of antisemitism in Ireland found that 52% of the population agreed with the statement that “Jews are more loyal to Israel than to this country,” 30% that “Jews still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust,” 28% that “Jews have too much power in the business world,” 27% that “Jews think they are better than other people,” 25% that “Jews don’t care what happens to anyone but their own kind,” and 21% that “Jews have too much control over global affairs.”
In 2021, the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and the Jewish Agency cosponsored a report on European antisemitism. The chapter on Ireland documented extreme anti-Israel remarks by Irish parliamentarians that reveal clear anti-Jewish bigotry, including using the pejorative “Nazi” when describing the Jewish state, calling for Israel’s destruction, and propagating conspiracy theories such as of the Mossad’s purported responsibility for Jeremy Corbyn’s defeat in the 2019 UK elections."
--The Jerusalem Post
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@Bumbles And of course these totally unbiased sources (sarcasm) resort to equating any criticism of Israel with anti semitism (Palestinians are a Semitic people too btw).
Also having worked in market research aka surveys I know you can get opinion polls to support pretty much any position you want. It is literally part of the business model. The same company will be hired by opposing political parties and present too surveys with completely contradictory results and make bank on both.
Also having worked in market research aka surveys I know you can get opinion polls to support pretty much any position you want. It is literally part of the business model. The same company will be hired by opposing political parties and present too surveys with completely contradictory results and make bank on both.
Bumbles · 51-55, M
@Burnley123 I was curious about your post so found that, but you’re right, I can’t speak to the veracity of the poll, or all of the comments made in the Irish Parliament. I was surprised to have found anything on the subject.
Why do you suppose Joyce made his protagonist in Ulysses Jewish? I notice SW has its own “Leopold Bloom.” Seems like a decent chap.
Why do you suppose Joyce made his protagonist in Ulysses Jewish? I notice SW has its own “Leopold Bloom.” Seems like a decent chap.