Why the Irish Empathise With Palestine

And why they, you and I probably shouldn’t

Irish and Palestinian flags together. Image from Ireland-Palestine Solidaruty Campaign (ISPC)

In the middle of the sixteenth century the English government decided to ‘plant’ English settlers in Ireland. The reasons were complex but certainly included the perceived need to expand the reach of the new Protestant religion beyond England’s shores. But it was also about reasserting the superiority of the Anglo-Normans who…