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Ireland, Norway and Spain have announced they recognise a Palestinian state in what is seen by many as a long overdue move to ensure that Palestine joins the other nations of the world as an internationally recognised state. Malta and Slovenia were also expected to make similar announcements. This come days after the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, announced that he would seek arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu the Prime Minister of Israel and the Israeli defense minister, Yoav Gallant as well as three senior Hamas officials.

On Monday 20th May 2024, the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, announced that he would seek arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu the Prime Minister of Israel and the Israeli defense minister, Yoav Gallant as well as three senior Hamas officials. Since the Israeli attacks on Gaza began at least 34,735 people in Gaza and wounded another 78,108. Meanwhile Israeli settlers, backed by the Israeli army have also continued their attacks on civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in the West Bank. 

The Israel Defense Forces continue their campaign of killing and genocide against Palestinians as they bombard the city of Rafah. This is where over a million Palestinians  have fled since Israel attacked Gaza. The Israeli operation in Gaza’s Rafah city has been described as yet another war crime committed by Israel. Their attack comes just a day after Hamas approved Qatar and Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire deal. Since the attacks on Gaza began at least 34,735 people in Gaza and wounded another 78,108.

In  what Dublin describes as a “blatant violation” of humanitarian law in Gaza, Ireland has announced it will intervene on South Africa's behalf in the ICJ genocide case against Israel. In late December 2023 South Africa filed a suit against Israel at the ICJ, accusing it of committing genocide in Gaza. The court issued provisional measures Jan. 26 requiring Israel to report back within a month. That report was submitted Feb. 26, and is yet to be been published.

DELARGY: THE 1954 CONGRESS RECORDINGS

Researching links between Professor J H (Séamus) Delargy of the Irish Folklore Commission and the Isle of Man I came across references to recordings made at the Celtic Congress in 1954 by Radio Eireann of Manx speakers and also Manx songs.

Irish poitician Clare Daly is an Irish politician who is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Dublin constituency. She did not hold back when she blasted US President Joe Biden and EU President Gertrud von der Leyen over their support for Israel. In the European Parliament she said:

Kuno Meyer is one of the important figures in the Celtic revival in the late 19th century. He was one of a group of people who established the Irish Text Society to focus on the language in 1898 after the formation of the Gaelic League 1893. Meyer then at Liverpool University was often fulsome in his praise of the Manx in efforts to retain their language and folklore. In a paper for the 1901 Pan-Congress in Dublin he wrote:

The Norwegian Royal Family sought exile in Britain after the German invasion in World War Two. During that period the Norwegian Crown Prince Olav paid two visits to Mann. Prince Olav had a ceremonial role in the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile and the first visit was in connection with fundraising for wartime efforts and that took place in 1941.

The mystery surrounding the death of SNP member and environmental campaigner Willie McRae almost forty years after his death has an enduring focus. It even inspired a crime fiction novel some years ago by award winning Scottish writer Ian Rankin.

McRae was a prominent nationalist figure in the 1980s and a vocal critic of the UK nuclear lobby declaring on one occasion "nuclear waste should be stored where Guy Fawkes put his gunpowder." .