IRELAND BACKS THE JIHADISTS...

Interesting to observe that the Republic of Ireland has granted emergency funding of €1million in "relief assistance" to war-stricken (or should that be terrorist infested?) Lebanon and Palestine. Israel, in contrast, gets nothing.

Minister of State Conor Lenihan said the funds would go to meet what he termed "the growing humanitarian needs" due to the crisis. Around €500,000 in humanitarian relief will be made immediately available for Lebanon and €500,000 in support to Palestine.

Mr Lenihan, the Minister of State for Development Co-operation and Human Rights, said:

“Ireland shares a strong sense of solidarity with Lebanon and its people, not least as a result of our long history of involvement with the UNIFIL peacekeeping force.

That would be the same UNIFIL Peacekeeping force which sat back idly and watched as Hdzbollah imported their rockets, dug their tunnels, and conducted their murderous assaults on innocent Israelis. I am sure that not all Irish people share their Government's pathetic devotion to the Jihadists in Lebanon and Gaza but this decision to discriminate against Israel, the one country fighting terrorism, may indicate that Ireland remains soft on terrorism.

Comments

[Daniel Bright]

Would Ireland, and the rest of the world help Lebannon and Palestine better by not giving them any aid while they continue this terrorism against Israel? Would isolation further highlight their idiocy? Would that thus train them not to lob missisles from the houses then complain when Israel bombs them?

[Colm]

No, ordinary people who are suffering should be helped. Wherever they are.

[David Vance]

Colm,

And how do you know that the money will not flow straight to the terrorists????? Not a dime should go their way. Daniel is right.

[Colm]

Daniel and you are wrong. Emergency humanitarian aid to people involved in a crisis situation is a civilised necessity . Of course everything should be done to minimise corrupt use of that aid , but you don't just adopt a 'let them die' attitude to the helpless.

[David Vance]

But who says they are helpless? Hezbollah? Hamas?

[David Vance]

...and while we are at it, let's look at the aid for tiny Israel. MMM...that would be a big fat Irish ZERO.

[Colm]

Size doesn't matter David :)

[dave t]

"Australia recognized that in their contributions to aid relief for the region. Of their donation of A$2 million, A$500,000 goes specifically to the Israeli victims of Hezbollah rocket attacks, a kind gesture that underscores the fact that Israelis have been victimized by this war, too."

[mahons]

Colm: How about the size of the donation which seems pretty small for a booming economy? That won't go to far and the donation seems to me to be more political stunt than humanitarian aid.

[Colm]

mahons

It's a first step I'm sure.

[David Vance]

A step backwards.

[Madradin Ruad]

Isn't Billions of $ pouring into Israel from the USA?

“From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need”.

[Ross]

The Lebanese government did not attack Israel, they were guilty of failing to disarm Hezbollah but it was cowardice rather than malice. The Christians, Sunnis and Druze in the government are not sympathisers with the shiite terrorists. Money going to the Lebanese government doesn't seem like a terrible thing to me.

[Ariel MacNamara]

Nothing against jewish devotees but Israel always seems to kill 10 Civilians for every one of their citizens who is murdered.
Stop crying, not every palestinian is a terrorist. They need help.

[David Vance]

They need psychotherapy to wean them off the death cult they follow.

[The Troll]

what else would you expect, except that one Terrorist state would help another Terrorist state...