Lorna Hayes (@lornahayes8) 's Twitter Profile
Lorna Hayes

@lornahayes8

Deputy CEO @emireland. Irish & European affairs. Human rights, refugee rights. Tweets are my own.

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calendar_today01-09-2012 17:14:19

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Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"You don't ask the perpetrator of genocide." In a searing interview with the BBC, paediatrician Dr Tanya Haj Hassan condemned the broadcaster for echoing Israeli government talking points as she recounted her harrowing experiences in Gaza. Dr Haj Hassan, who recently returned

Husam Zomlot (@hzomlot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Palestinian girl tried to escape Israel’s bombardment last night of the school she and her family took shelter in. At least 30 were killed. We failed to protect her and thousands of our children. This must stop. And child murderers will be held accountable no matter how long it

Christian Aid Ireland (@christianaidirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The key thing is whether the government will deliver a full ban on all trade with the illegal settlements, both in physical goods like dates and oranges, but also intangible services like tourism and IT,” - Conor O'Neill

“The key thing is whether the government will deliver a full ban on all trade with the illegal settlements, both in physical goods like dates and oranges, but also intangible services like tourism and IT,” - <a href="/conoraon/">Conor O'Neill</a>
Conor O'Neill (@conoraon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Spoke to Jude Webber Financial Times for this piece. After years of campaigning led by Senator Frances Black, the Irish Govt finally looks set to ban trade with Israel’s illegal settlements. A huge step, but key Qs remain - will the ban also cover service-based firms like Airbnb?

Gearóid Ó Cuinn (@gocuinn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) unequivocally says that Israel is committing genocide Legally he must take all measures to prevent genocide that are within Ireland's power. Stop trade. Stop flights supplying weapons. Shut down war bonds. Other countries need to follow.

Abdulruhman Ismail (@a_abdulruhman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tonight, under the weight of hunger and the silence of a war-torn land, I reached for the last thing I had hidden away — a small packet of fortified biscuits from the United Nations. I had saved it for a moment like this, when hunger becomes more than a whisper… when it claws at

Gearóid Ó Cuinn (@gocuinn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Such is the hellscape that parents and their dependents find themselves subjected to by Israel/US there is an increasing reference to suicide in reports from Gaza. Harrowing.

Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 BREAKING: Eyewitnesses report that the Rafah massacre occurred after Israeli drone loudspeakers instructed displaced Palestinians to head to the area to receive aid. Once they gathered, Israeli forces opened fire and shelled them, killing and injuring hundreds.

Hannah McCarthy (@hannahmc_carthy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The people shot were probably the strongest members of their households, sent to walk for miles to collect an aid parcel for their families who will now receive nothing but news that their loved one is dead.

Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@ramabdu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“They killed my mother — and before that, my brother. I urge everyone: do not go to the American aid distribution points soaked in blood. This bag only contains 2 empty flour sacks — nothing else — & yet they shot & killed my mother as she tried to get us something to eat today.”

ICBSG | اللجنة الدولية لكسر الحصار عن غزة (@icbsofgaza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔴 We’re on our way to Gaza — expected to arrive in about 72 hours. These next hours are critical. Your voice is our protection. Let apartheid Israel know: the world is watching. Your silence gives them cover. Don’t stay silent. 🔴

Dr. Ezzideen (@ezzingaza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I saw a woman today. No. She was not a woman. She was a shadow in human shape, curled in the ruins of a kitchen that no longer existed, feeding her infant an empty spoon. Over and over. “Eat,” she whispered, as if mercy could be faked long enough to save him. And the child

Agnes Callamard (@agnescallamard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What possible justification can there be for blocking action by the UN Security Council that could help to end the harrowing starvation and suffering, free hostages and lift Israel’s suffocating aid restrictions? This latest shameful US veto – one in a long list – gives Israel

Andrew Feinstein (@andrewfeinstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

14 tons of arms for Israel. French dockers say NO—and they need our support to stand strong. Sign now to stand with them #FreePalestine secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/do…

Adil Haque (@adhaque110) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sanctioning individual judges of an international court is an intolerable assault on the international rule of law. An attack on the Court is an attack on all States Parties. All States Parties must act now to resist this and protect the independence of the Court.

Agnes Callamard (@agnescallamard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New US sanctions against four ICC judges: this is an attack against international justice and the fight against impunity. Governments who believe in a rule-based order must take all necessary measures to protect the four judges against the impact of the sanctions. They must

Humza Yousaf (@humzayousaf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Israel threatening to use "any means necessary" to prevent aid reaching the very people they are deliberately starving. World leaders must step up and demand the Madleen be allowed safe passage to deliver vital aid to the people of Gaza, and no harm must come to those on board.