Irish Delegation to Gaza

Four members of Sinn Féin Republican Youth have been invited to travel to Gaza as part of an Irish delegation to the region. Álanna Campbell and Cathal Óg Donnelly from Tyrone and Ruairi McLaughlin and Mickey McCrossan from Derry will be travelling along with other Palestinian activists and Sinn Fein members this coming Wednesday.

Cathal Óg Donnelly commented,“This visit to our Palestinian comrades is a chance for us to show again our dedication to the goals of Palestinian Statehood and freedom. The people of Gaza endure immeasurable suffering each day at the hands of the Israeli state from lack of water supplies, controlled by Israel to military brutality on an unimaginable scale. Only last week the Israeli air force through a series of air strikes killed 25 Palestinians including women and children in Gaza. The use of administrative detention (Internment) by the Israelis has been highlighted by the recent Hunger strike of Khader Adnan (Internee) from the West Bank. We as Irish republicans understand these concepts as well as anyone and in that vein we hope that our help and solidarity can prove beneficial to our comrades in Palestine. We must stand against injustice and torture and help in whatever way we can to deliver Palestinian freedom!”

The Irish delegation organised by Derry Friends of Palestine will be visiting a refugee camp, meeting several NGOs and the political parties of Gaza, as well as visiting Universities to build links with their Irish counterparts and meeting with the Gazan Education Minister.