15Nov 2023 by clive
Talk World Radio: Mairead Maguire on Ending the Current Wars

Talk World Radio: Mairead Maguire on Ending the Current Wars

Gaza, War
Date: November 13, 2023 Audio Version: Listen to the discussion Video Version: Watch the video on YouTube This week on Talk World Radio, we delve into the crucial conversation of fostering peace in the midst of conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. Joining us is Mairead (Corrigan) Maguire, a distinguished Member of the Advisory Board of World BEYOND War. Hailing from Northern Ireland, Mairead is a Nobel Peace Laureate and the Co-founder of Peace People – Northern Ireland (1976). Born in 1944 into a family of eight children in West Belfast, Mairead's journey towards peace activism began at the age of 14. Her commitment to volunteerism led her to work with families, where she played a pivotal role in setting up the first center for disabled children, day care facilities, and…
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05Nov 2023 by clive
Belfast calls for an Immediate End To The Genocide in Gaza

Belfast calls for an Immediate End To The Genocide in Gaza

Gaza
Mairead Maguire Nobel Peace Laureate speaking at the rally outside the USA Embassy in Belfast said: We call on the Irish government to create A Genocide Convention(This convention would call for the immediate halt of the Israeli genocidal attack on Palestinians)The governments of the USA, UK, Germany and much of Europe are wholly complicit in the horrific assault on the people of Gaza.Not only are these governments refusing to meet their treaty obligations to ensure respect for the Geneva Convention. These governments are in fact Actively arming the assault by providing economic and intelligence support. These governments are giving political and Diplomat cover for Israel’s war crimes.Palestinians in Gaza are being demonised and suffering ethnic cleansing and collective punishment. This is a classic genocide and the Israeli government has to…
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17Oct 2023 by clive

Gaza In The Interest Of Humanity – “Stop This Insanity”

Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Press
Press statement - Mairead Maguire calls  “For peace an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and negotiations in Gaza.” The Israel government is committing war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian people In Gaza. The Israeli government are breaking international law which prohibits the collective punishment of civilian populations. Governments like the USA, United Kingdom who support Israeli governments genocidal policies must also be held legally responsible. These governments are supporting the deaths of Palestinians, many of which are children and the destruction of their land. All of this exacerbated by the US sending warships to support the Israeli’s siege of Gaza, with obscene bombing.  These war crimes have rightly shook all people in the world who value human rights, dignity, equality and freedom.  International law is in danger of becoming irrelevant.  We need…
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18May 2018 by peacepeople

After 70 years of Ethnic Cleansing & Global Complicity – Are We Racist?

Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Notices, Press Release
Mairead Maguire Writes: Since the beginning of the Palestinian Grand Return March on land Day 30th April, the world has looked on in horror as Israel has Killed at least 109 Palestinians and injured thousands of unarmed Palestinians  asking to return to their land and seeking to protect nonviolently what little of their land is left. The massacre and ongoing slow genocide in Gaza where two million (mostly refugees and mostly youth) are subjected to Issraeli government policies that ignore human rights   and international law, and implement apartheid and ethnic cleansing policies which goes unchallenged by the rest of the world. We should not allow the Palestinians to be punished by Israel because of what happened to Europen Jews in the Holocaust  during the second world war .  Nor  should…
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26Jul 2017 by peacepeople

Support The Ship To Gaza

Campaigns, Events, Gaza
The blockade needs to be ended, not eased The blockade of Gaza has been ongoing for almost four years, despite protests from all around the world. Following our initial attempt to break the blockade there have only been minor easings of the blockade--commodities such as spices which Israel had previously classified as "luxury goods" are now allowed into Gaza.There is still an acute shortage of medicine, medical supplies and building materials. Organizations such as the UN are continuously issuing reports on the emergency situation in Gaza. World leaders are failing--we will not The international community failed to act in the past four years, choosing insted to issue statements and what we call "quiet diplomacy". As human beings, we cannot stand by silently while witnessing what the blockade is doing to…
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