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SDLP: Israel Has Completely Disregarded International Order

Speaking during an Urgent Question to the UK Foreign Minister on the situation in Gaza and Lebanon, SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP condemned Israel’s repeated and blatant disregard for the rule of law and the international community, including the targeting of Irish UN peacekeepers. South Belfast and Mid Down MP Ms Hanna said: “People have […]

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Feehan Calls For Israeli Government Bonds to be Dropped

SDLP Newry councillor Killian Feehan has secured cross-party support for an emergency council motion calling on the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) to sell Israeli government bonds. The SDLP recently learned that NILGOSC had purchased the bonds using pension contributions from public sector workers in the North. The motion was heard at […]

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Newry Gaza Vigil Told -“The World Cannot Turn a Blind Eye to This Searing Barbarity!”

Several hundred people attending a vigil to mark 12 months of the ongoing conflict in Gaza in Newry City heard Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes say that inaction was not an option- the world can no longer turn a blind eye to this searing barbarity. The Sinn Féin told the gathering, “Israel has murdered […]