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EVERY evening, TheJournal.ie brings your Daily Fix: our pick of the highlights (and some of the lows) of today’s campaign trail.
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VIDEO GAME OF THE DAY:
Well, the only video game of the campaign so far, but Fine Gael has unveiled its ‘Go Ireland’ videogame – the latest online plug for its campaign – which features a Super Mario-style Enda Kenny flinging ‘magic stars’ (the FG logo) at baddies like Joan Burton, Eamon Gilmore, Brian Lenihan, Micheál Martin and John Gormley.
Oddly, Enda seems to lose a life whenever he falls onto some traffic cones. Maybe no jobs in construction?
CAMPAIGN VIDEO OF THE DAY:
Here's the latest election-themed video from children's charity Bernardo's. The charity reckons the outgoing parties haven't done enough to put children at the centre of their policymaking, and has encouraged - through it's Children's Manifesto - parties to make children a priority in the next Programme for Government.
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Ireland of all countries should understand the illegallity of Isreals colonisation.
Typical Ireland, don’t say anything until one of the bigger countries do. A bunch of crowd followers & yes men.
Here is an idea.Why don’t the Palestinians put down into their resolution that they recongise Israel and seek further peace talks to settle final boarders.
Imagine Iran would have to vote on that resolution recognising Israel. Even Israeli M.K’s said if something along those lines was put down.Israel must vote for it.
I think the wording is important, but remember the Palestinians will be breaking the Oslo Accord by doing this.A unilateral declaration of statehood will make the Oslo Accord null and void.
are you all aware of the fact that there are professional israel trolls out there (appox 2,000 of them, most probably “interns”) on the internet all day, sprewing forth your type of opinions Charlotte. Just saying
Well Gemma at least I have an opinion and I have lived in a Muslim country with the people and I know the way they think and the way they teach their children to hate Jews and Westerners.
I can’t understand why Israel makes it a prerequisite of peace talks that the Palestinians recognise Israel’s right to exist as a state yet the Israelis oppose outright the converse, it’s a two-way street.
Eoin. Thats not true. Even the right wing PM Bibi stood in the US Congress and said their needs to be a Palestinian State .The Israeli Preisdent Peres has been saying it for years. There are large lobby groups in Israel calling for the two state solution. But I bet you can’t name one Palestinian lobby group lobbying Abbas for the 2 state solution can you?
Why would Ireland vote for a State Of Palestine ? Sure are we not all good Christians here, who go to Church on Sunday? We all love our Lord Jesus the son of G*d, don’t we ? We really should not forget then that the Lord Jesus was born a Jew in the land of Israel and He lived all his life as a Jew in Israel and He died for the human race as a Jew in Israel at the hands of the Romans. So WHY would good and decent Irish people support the likes of a terror group such as Hamas and create a State for Hamas to continue to TRY to destroy Israel. If Ireland votes for a Palestinian State then G*d help us all , the rest of the world will know us for being two faced. Happy Sunday !
What a load of bollox!
They obviously have Internet access in the asylum…
Why Mr Potty Mouth Van Alcorn do you not like the truth, as we here in Ireland have been taught in our homes and schools and Christian Churches for such a long time. You really do not seem to understand the mentality of groups like Hamas ,as well as their declared intention to destroy the State of Israel ,they also hope to convert all westerners to Islam by force if need be. So go and wash out your dirty mouth !
AM CHAI YISRA”EL!!!!!
Israel should be recognised as a county/state within palestine.. Everyone happy????
I contacted Fine Gael about this very question 2 weeks ago, and they still haven’t done me the courtesy of even replying to my mail.
Sorry, that post was not meant to be in response to your post.
Dear All, The UN recognised Palestine in 1988 and as of approximately 130 countries have accepted Palestine (with East Jerusalem as its capital) including India, China, Brazil, Malaysia and the Russian Federation. The Palestinian Authority wish that Israel abide by its commitments to the Road Map (which is an international agreement) insisting Israel do not build any settlements including natural growth ones. The pace of illegal settlements is making the possibility of a just and durable peace harder by the day. UN membership for Palestine is now long overdue and I agree with the UN Secretary General about Palestine’s rights. A two-state solution will be based on the 1967 lines (following President Obama’s support for this). Incidentally there are over 150 UN Resolutions on Palestine including the ruling of the International Court of Justice in the Hague with respect to the illegality of the “separation wall” including that which goes through Jerusalem. God bless
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