Apparently, Ireland thinks the "plight of the Palestinians" is akin to its own struggle for independence, hence the country has called for the recognition of a Palestinian state and now, in another mindless display of "solidarity," will fly the Palestinian flag over City Hall in Dublin for a month beginning May 15.
As usual, the entire motion is based on a number of false premises.
"If the flag was to cause a bit of a debate amongst some people who are unsure of it flying over City Hall I think that's a welcome development," said People Before Profit Councilor John Lyons, the Dublin City Councilman who introduced the motion.
"I think it's opening more people's eyes just to the actual reality of the daily life of Palestinians living under occupation which is a brutal life really," Lyons said, adding that the flag will fly "as a gesture of our solidarity with the people of Palestine living under occupation in the West Bank and Gaza, with the Palestinian citizens of Israel denied basic democratic rights and with the over 7 million displaced Palestinians denied the right of return to their homeland."Below is Councilman Lyons official motion:
Noting recent reports of diplomatic developments by the Irish state toward full recognition of the state of Palestine, aware also that Ireland accorded the Palestinian delegation in Dublin diplomatic status in 2014, the same year that witnessed both Houses of the Oireachtas pass motions in support of Palestinian statehood, this city council will fly the flag of Palestine over City Hall for the month of May 2017 in support of the above diplomatic moves and as a gesture of our solidarity with the people of Palestine living under occupation in the West Bank and Gaza, with the Palestinian citizens of Israel denied basic democratic rights and with the over 7 million displaced Palestinians denied the right of return to their homeland.
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