The Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) held a debate on Tuesday entitled, ‘Israel: Is Boycott the Answer?’. The debate was held following Minister Michael Martin's expulsion of an Israeli official for the alleged forgery of Irish passports linked with the murder of a Hamas official in Dubai.

Over 1000 demonstrators gathered in Dublin’s city centre yesterday to protest against the killing of activists bringing aid to Gaza. Such global  comdemnation of an international event has not been seen since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. By Denise O’ Riordan

Topic: The issue of political funding