Statement from the Palestinian Communist Party on the ongoing genocide in Gaza

This statement was originally released by the Central Committee of the Palestinian Communist Party on 03/04/2024, and is republished here with their permission. The escalation of the occupier’s massacres against our people in the Gaza Strip, along with their policy of starvation and siege, continues unabated. The most recent atrocity, the Wheat Massacre in northern Gaza, … Read more

No céad míle fáilte for Canadian warship

On the 12 Feburary, CYM members joined a protest jointly held by the Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Cork Neutrality League at the docking of a Canadian warship in Cork city. The warship has been docked for refueling and resupply since Friday. The protest was held to both protest the Canadian government continued support for … Read more

Israel begins most genocidal operation in Rafah

On Friday, the Israeli Occupation Forces approved their latest offensive into the city of Rafah, and air strikes have already been carried out. A city with a population of nearly 1.5 million, it is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the IOF to prepare evacuations from the … Read more

Micheál Martin is deliberately misleading the Irish public on Palestine

This week, Tánaiste Micheál Martin released a public statement clarifying the government’s position on South Africa’s International Court of Justice case against Israel on grounds of genocide.  This comes five days after South Africa presented its case to the ICJ, at the same time as a mass demonstration took place in Dublin, which saw thousands … Read more

Put Pressure On Puma

In the last few weeks O’Neills has stopped stocking Puma products across Ireland and online. This was the result of consistent efforts by activists, including CYM members. Puma – know for its boots and kits – is a company directly complicit in Zionist colonialism in Palestine. Puma is a primary sponsor of the Israel Football … Read more

Appeal to the Irish Diaspora – Support Palestine!

Appeal to the Irish Diaspora – Support Palestine! To the Irish diaspora of the world and the international friends of the Irish freedom struggle. The Connolly Youth Movement appeals to the youth of the Irish Diaspora, to our young workers and students, to our recent emigrants and to those descended from the famine ships. We … Read more

Wexford stands with Palestine

On 13 October, the Wexford Cumann of the Connolly Youth Movement organised and attended a solidarity march for Palestine with the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign at Wexford Bridge. The demonstration was to show support for the unified Palestinian resistance against apartheid and the attempted ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the Gaza strip. We had a … Read more

Solidarity with those facing state oppression

International solidarity with Palestine is extremely vital as Israel ramps up its retaliation against Palestinian resistance. However, those who express this solidarity are being met with backlash from state forces.  The PSNI are currently carrying out an enquiry into PBP MLA Gerry Carroll after he posted “Victory to the Palestinian Resistance” on Twitter.  In Dublin, … Read more

Palestinians commit to resist Israeli expansion

Recently, leaders of the Palestinian resistance factions – the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) – met in Beirut to discuss ways to confront the increasing Zionist aggression against Palestine.  In an interview with Al Mayadeen, Deputy General Secretary of the PFLP said that they “must escalate … Read more