Allied in Anti-Semitism — The Irish Connection, Part III

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From the outset, the IPSC affiliated itself to an organisation called the Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM). As many have observed before, the majority of people at such “anti-war” demos support violence and this holds true for the IAWM. It is run by Ireland’s answer to George Galloway, Richard “Bold Boy” Boyd Barrett, whose mission in life seems to be expelling the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland. Boyd Barrett is the adopted son of one of the wealthier men in Ireland, reputedly named in the Ansbacher Report on high-finance tax concerns. He is a leading member of the far-left Socialist Workers Party and is notorious for appropriating worthy issues as his own. He offers uncritical support for Hamas and Hizbullah, and could be found screaming for intifada on the streets of Dublin, which even alienated numerous pro-Palestinians.

After the 2006 Lebanon War, the IAWM brought Ibrahim Mousawi, a spokesman for Hizbullah, to Ireland to address “peace activists” in Belfast, Dublin and Galway where he spoke with pro-peace luminaries like Aengus O’Snodaigh of Sinn Fein/IRA. He is the head of the Hizbullah owned pro-Islamic Jihad satellite TV station, Al-Manar. France has banned the station because of its vicious anti-Semitic content. He was invited back in 2007 to attend a Dublin conference, but Irish Justice Minister Brian Lenihan denied him entry to Ireland. The IAWM described it as a “disgraceful attack on the anti-war movement” How right was the government to refuse Mousawi entry? Mousawi was banned from entering the United States due to his links to the terrorist organisation. He referred to Jews as “a lesion on the forehead of history” and said “pain is the only language that the enemy [Israel] understands” Clearly a latter day Gandhi.

The IAWM helped organise the “Al Aqsa Festival: Gaza’s Victory, The Road to Al Quds” at the prestigious RDS venue in April 2009, featuring a bouncy castle presumably for fledgling jihadists. The war in Gaza was described as a “victory.” Extremists like Sheikh al Baz said the conflict had “restored to every Muslim his honour and dignity” and Azzam Tamimi said, “Once you recognise Israel, you say to the world that the rape of my country and my people is acceptable,” and “It is a crime against humanity to recognise Israel’s right to exist…” Boyd Barrett said that it is “entirely legitimate” to assert “Israel has no right to exist” since “it is not a normal state but a state built on violence, oppression and apartheid.”

Absurdly enough, the same Boyd Barrett was involved with preventing Holocaust-denier David Irving from speaking at a University in Ireland and this, for some, proves he is not anti-Semitic. Peculiar, then, that he should have no problem cavorting with Islamic extremists who hold very similar values pertaining to the Jews. Perhaps he is just being disingenuous about Irving. If he is sincere, this odd, somewhat schizophrenic behaviour relates to a condition described in another article – it is an alternative, politically correct version of anti-Semitism that has a very different face to the to the far-right anti-Semitism of old.

With the recent Gaza Flotilla incident, Boyd Barrett and the IAWM established a “blockade” of the Israeli Embassy in Dublin on the 4th of June – the police described the protest as “peaceful” and did not intervene when it stopped staff from going about their business. On the 8th of June, they held another so-called “peaceful” pro-Palestinian protest with the IPSC outside the Israeli Embassy.

The demonstrators used the Arabic “Khaybar, Khaybar, ya Yahoud, jaish Muhammad sa yaoud” chant. Interestingly, the only mention of the hate chant in the mainstream media was featured with a lengthy denial in the pro-Palestinian Irish Times newspaper. While it does not literally mean “Death to the Jews,” it has the same substantive meaning. It translates as “Khaybar, Khaybar, O Jews, the army of Muhammad will return.” Coincidentally, this is what the Turkish jihadists were chanting on the Mavi Marmara. It recalls the surprise assault in 629 AD on the Jewish community of Khaybar in Arabia led by Muhammad himself. The people of the community were killed or enslaved. This was part of the eradication of the substantial Jewish presence in Arabia. Sadly, such hate-filled protests often outside embassies have been the norm rather than the exception in recent weeks. Protests were often violent, engaged in flag burning etc. but it was only to be expected – a sample of events from 2009 tells the same story.

This time the police did step in and prevent the demonstrators closing the Embassy. Raymond Deane could be seen in pictures jostling with the police and wrote a whining letter to one of the national newspapers about his treatment. Meanwhile, Boyd Barrett and the IAWM have promised to continue holding demonstrations at the Israeli Embassy after protesting to seek boycott of Israel at some of Dublin’s busier supermarkets last weekend. This is just a sample of the protests in Ireland after the flotilla incident. The moral of the story: nothing seems to motivate quite like hate.

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  • Chaing Mai Chris

    On the face of it strange bedfellows indeed. However, it is worth considering the links between Sin Fein and the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s. How deep does this poison run?

  • William Smart

    The southern Irish are the natives of their country and they consider some of their members oppressed (in Northern Ireland) by Unionists. These loyalists are descended from Scotsmen who moved in some 350 years ago. These Scots-Irish had been ethnically cleansed from their crofts in the Highlands.

    Naturally, the Irish side with the native Palestinians, who are so much more badly oppressed by immigrants over the last 130 years.

    Most everyone in the world sides with the natives against the immigrants. The only place it doesn't happen is amongst people who are immigrants and guilty of genocide themselves.

    • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/gidmeister gidmeister

      I'm glad the southern Irish are against immigrants who take land. So hopefully they will be against all non-indian residents of the United States, Canada, and Latin America – since these were immigrants. I'm sure they would never immigrate to any of these continents, because they would be "immigrants" taking advantage of the dispossession of the Indian. So I say to all descendants of the Irish living in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South America – go home back to the old sod! Be true to your principles!!!!

      • Firbolg

        The Irish people are all invaders:
        "Early History.Relics from the Stone Age lead to the conclusion that Ireland is 8,000 years old, the first settlers probably traveling from Scandinavia to Scotland (at that time England was still linked by land to northern Europe) then across what was a narrow sea gap to Ireland. These early settlers beame the Tribes of Firbolg and Tuatha De Dannann when they were invaded by the Milesius of Spain around 1,000 B.C.. Today's Irish Race is a combination of the three-above mentioned tribes known as the one Celtic Race. The Vikings began invasions of Ireland in the 9th Century. "
        I should say though that the "Celtic Invasion" is controversial.

  • Kim Bruce

    Sein Fein are Roman Catholic ar they not?
    Why do they hate Jews so much?
    What have the Jews ever done to them to make them hate them so?
    This all goes back to Sean Russell who hated the English so much he collaborated with the German Nazi Party and the IRA held training classes in explosives throughout the country. "Believing it to be the legitimate government of the Irish Republic, in January 1939, the IRA Army Council under Russell's leadership declared war on Britain. The so-called Sabotage Campaign commenced some days later with bomb attacks on a number of English cities. Following this Russell was also involved in a meeting with German Intelligence (Abwehr) agent Oscar Pfaus." (http://www.bookrags.com//wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Russell)
    It's almost as if Sean Russell has risen from the grave. These must be hardliners.

    • Michael Pat

      "Sein Fein are Roman Catholic ar they not?"
      Most of them may have been baptised into the Catholic church, but when it comes to taking a position on anything to do with church teaching, you can depend on them to be against it. They are an extreme leftist organisation, which supports every leftist cause.
      Along with many organisations of "freedom fighters" or "struggling oppressed" in the late 1960's they forged closer links with terrorist organisations around the world, all of which were financed by the USSR. I suspect that their current pro-"palestinian" position dates back to that time, and was forged in ignorance rather than having started out from an anti-semetic ideology. However the end result is the same, and now they are extremely anti-semetic and never miss an opportunity to abuse Israel.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/lovesjeeves lovesjeeves

      There is nothing in Catholic doctrine which says to be hateful of the Jewish people, particularly as Jesus Christ himself was born a jew.
      In all nations, those who call themselves "Catholic" and I am one, reflect the gamut of political belief from far Left to Right.

  • Kim Bruce

    The Unions are also against Israel.
    Here in Canada the workers of the CUPE and CUPW Canadian union of Public Employees and the Postal Workers Union are anti-Israel.
    It could be because they have a lot of spoiled Muslims working within their ranks. I am not sure. The Unions are also rallying against the current Conservative government on legal gun possession in Canada. Maybe this tells you something. It's a Leftist agenda to keep guns out of the hands that could fight back against their oppression.

  • Andy

    On protertor's shirt "Mavet L-Israel? "Al Mot L-Israel?" Death to Israel? Does he just look like Gerry Adams or is he him?

    Is it not strange that the so-called pro-Palestinians call for death to a nation or worse "Eqtal al Yehud"(="Kill the Jews") whereas the supporters of Israel never say "Al Mot L-Araab" or "Eqatal al Muslimin" but rather "Am Israel Cha'i" – Long Live Israel? They want life and not death of others or those who are different from them. Telling difference!

  • Marty

    It's quite natural for one terrorist group to have some affection for another group of sociopathic murderers. There is no surprise here. After all, muamar qaddafi, the deranged libyan leader, was providing financial support to sein fein and other terrorist organizations forty years ago. Overall, this is all part of the concerted attack on democracy and western civilization by thugs who are unable or unwilling to do anything productive.

  • whoever

    I have been living with these guys for 22 years in Iran
    deep inside they wish to jews, hate israel, look at Keybar as a heroic championship, oppose any form of jewish expression, and outwardly have a "humanitarian face", caring for "poor palestinian"

  • sceneone

    For the first time in my life i am ashamed to be Irish.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/lovesjeeves lovesjeeves

      Why not be proud that you are Irish and in no way feel the same as those described in this article? Surely, you are not alone. This isn't about being "Irish" but about being "hateful" as well as good people lacking the courage to confront evil.

    • Dr. Bob

      Awww, For the first time, eh? Alright then Love, why don't you sit down there now and have a cup of tea. The doctor will be along soon to give you your medication. Don't you be worrying your little head now.

  • We were irish

    I, too, have been made ashamed. My mother's maiden name is Deane.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Taxpayer1234 Taxpayer1234

    I'm ashamed of my Irish brethren and their epic stupidity. They were neutral during WWII. And when I went to Ireland in 2003, I got an earful about US military planes landing in Ireland.

    Sinn Fein is a bunch of terrorists who've done to their own people what Hamas has done to the Palestinians. That they can't see the parallel is pretty da*n scary.

  • Charles

    There are lunatics everywhere!

  • steven L

    Most of the "Irish’s" protesting against Israel and the Jews are probably Palestinians. And few "intellectual idiots" like those on the flotilla mess are participating in the scam.
    The mass media are not interested in checking who these people really are because they want major incidents to take place and if possible at the expense of the Jews, because that sell news (paper). Any other outcome makes them irrelevant. Then they lose their jobs.

  • Jim Johnson

    I thought the IRA was outlawed in southern Ireland. In fact I think the real government of Ireland shot it out with them. Maybe not,I don't know.
    For some reason the Irish in NY and Boston had gotten a reputation for hassling Jews in
    in the neighbor hood. But for all the time I lived there I knew only one who was anti Semitic.
    They were more anti Italian than anti Jewish.
    What I think is that the Sein Finn is getting support from Certain Muslim Groups.

    In WWl and WWll the Irish were not exactly pro German but rather anti English.

  • La Belle Plume

    If the Irish are such big fans of the Palestinians, why don't they open their borders to the Palestinian refugees and see how long their love affair lasts. By the way, does anyone know how many Muslim immigrants exist in Ireland?

    • Patrick

      WIKIPEDIA-"Islam in I reland",will give you the data.Shalom aleichem.

  • Tom

    What can you expect from a country that prior to WW1 had a pogrom and in WW11
    was proud of the fact that no Jewish refugees were allowed into the country .

  • Nutcase McWallbanger

    Hi, Can I join your group? I do my best to take offence wherever and whenever I can as well. I agree with you too, that the irish are the biggest Jew-haters in the world and there is evidence somwhere someplace that proves it. I would never even dare to even think of critisizing Israeli policy and actions. I want to be in your group, because I too would like to do anything I want to anybody I want whenever I want. I hate the Irish too – they are obviously inferior to us, the chosen people.
    I am a professional victim. I am very agressive. I hate the poor and lesser humans.
    I am a headbanger.
    Does that make me qualify?

  • Gene Lemour

    Let the likes of Boyd Barrett and others kiss up to the “poor” and “oppressed” of palestine. Soon, all of Ireland will be ruled by the caliphate of the real oppressors, hamas, hezbollah and all other like minded terrorists.