Chris Hazzard MP
@ChrisHazzardSF
Sinn Féin MP for South Down
A reminder that the value of British arms licenses to Israel increased FOURFOLD in the first few months of Starmer’s government
The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.
The face of complicity 🇬🇧🇮🇱RAF covert surveillance flights in Gaza 🇬🇧🇮🇱 £500m in military exports since 2015 🇬🇧🇮🇱 British Special Forces sent to Palestine 🇬🇧🇮🇱 Israeli war planes access Brize Norton 🇬🇧🇮🇱 British military training equipment sent to Israel’s Hatzerim airbase
A reckoning is long overdue The Israeli settler-colonial project must be dismantled Just as the Khmer Rouge were overthrown, the Nazi Third Reich smashed, and the Hutu’s defeated - the international community must urgently face down this barbarism #FreePalestine 🕊️🇵🇸
Unsurprisingly Kallas & von der Leyen have been utterly oblivious to the anger of the people of Europe They have refused to recognise the widespread demand for sanctions & suspend all EU trade with Israel They are complicit in genocide and should now face questions in The Hague
The killing of civilians seeking aid in Gaza is indefensible. I spoke again with @gideonsaar to recall our understanding on aid flow and made clear that IDF must stop killing people at distribution points. All options remain on the table if Israel doesn’t deliver on its pledges
‘Israel’s war on Hamas’ is unacceptable framing yet again from RTE You’d expect the Irish national broadcaster would recognise settler-colonialism, ethnic cleansing, & systemic genocidal violence
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he believes efforts are being made abroad to misrepresent Ireland's position in relation to Israel's war on Hamas rte.ie/news/2025/0718…
Happy 80th Birthday @PatDohertySF Pat has been a stalwart in Ireland’s struggle for freedom and a consistent champion of the dispossessed & downtrodden throughout the world Lá breithe shona duit, a chara 💚
Imprisoned in 1984, Georges has been a political prisoner for almost 41 years He should have been released more than 25 years ago but persistent US meddling in his case extended his incarceration A French court has now ruled that he will be released next week 🇵🇸🇱🇧
Comrade Georges Ibrahim Abdalla - the Lebanese Palestinian communist - will be released from his French prison after forty years. He is the longest political prisoner in Europe.
Positive step for democracy as 16 & 17 year olds will be allowed to vote in next General Election However there must not be a two-tier approach to democracy British Govt must also ensure voting rights for young people are extended for upcoming Assembly & local Council elections
FF / FG & Lab MEPs failed to censure von der Leyen last week - despite her complicity in genocide They now want us to believe they have an issue with her deputy, Kaja Kallas - who also has provided diplomatic cover for Israel’s crimes against humanity thejournal.ie/kaja-kallas-is…
Ar fheabhas a chara - from Ireland to Kenya and the synergy from stailc ocrais, Bobby Sands & Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Superb listen 🙌🏻
I have indeed mo chara. He features on this episode podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/an-…
Go díreach @eolanryng 🙌🏻 Have you read the great Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o? His ‘Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language’ is wonderful
🧵1/ In Ireland, we used to see the land as a body. A living, breathing form. Every hill, every curve, every place—part of us. But colonisation didn’t just take the land. It took the meaning. It took the names. Let me show you what we’ve lost👇
Seems each time Israel suffers a “technical error” its Palestinian children who are killed It’s not a ‘technical error’ it’s genocide #FreePalestine 🕊️🇵🇸
BREAKING: IDF blames 'technical error' after Gaza officials say children collecting water killed in strike. 🔗 Read more trib.al/zeZqLna
A farcical situation in Dublin as government bureaucracy sees visas for young kids from Palestine GAA refused Justice Minister must intervene to ensure this is resolved urgently and these young Palestinians are free to travel to Ireland this summer to play Gaelic games in peace
Yesterday the British state arrested an 83 year old Anglican priest as she exercised her democratic right to peaceful protest Opposing genocide is not a crime The crime is British state complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza #isupportpalestineaction 🕊️ #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
Thoughts with Ciara Mageean as she embarks on her journey to overcome cancer We know her incredible fighting spirit, combined with the powerful wave of solidarity from Co Down & supporters far and wide, will be a profound source of strength 💪🏼
Terrible news this morning that Diogo Jota has lost his life in a car accident just days after his wedding Thinking of his young family & wife Rute who will be heartbroken beyond words …a lad from Portugal, Better than Figo don’t you know, Ohhh, his name is Diogo! ❤️
"I support Palestine action, and I want you to say the same. What are they going to do, jail us all?" George Monbiot:
The British government's move to criminalise Palestinian solidarity is a chilling assault on fundamental rights Weaponising 'terrorism' laws against @Pal_action sets an authoritarian precedent This isn't about safety, it's about silencing dissent & complicity in genocide 🇵🇸🕊️
Israel has just bombed Gaza’s Al-Baqa Café - one of the few places with WiFi it was used by local media to report on the genocide But western media will keep the spotlight on Kneecap & Bobby Vylan Do the lives of brave Palestinian journalists like Bayan Abu Sultan not matter?!
Sean Brown’s family have been forced to take their fight for truth and justice directly to Britain’s Ministry of Defence & Westminster. The British government must end its cruel campaign of delay and denial, & respect the High Court’s ruling for a public inquiry into his murder.