Palestine’s flag was flown at Leinster House in Dublin this week.
Hoisting it at the seat of the Oireachtas – Ireland’s parliament – was apparently a “powerful” act. Or that is what Simon Harris, the taoiseach (prime minister), wanted the public to believe.
If Harris really wanted to do something powerful after recognizing a Palestinian state, he could have marched across the river Liffey toward the Morrison Hotel.
Once there, he could have noted that Israel’s Bank Leumi approved a major loan to that business in the recent past.
He could have observed that Leumi has been blacklisted by the United Nations as it funds Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. He could have announced that no further investments will be tolerated in Ireland from Leumi or any other institution which enables or profits from crimes against Palestinians. …..more
