If universities have accepted applications from Gazan students, why not grant them visas?
O’Callaghan needs to sort this out as soon as possible before the academic year begins
Gaza Strip
Bytes and Bullets: Study of AI arms race is meticulously researched and deeply disturbing
Steve Feldstein charts global technological-military rivalry whose implications are not fully understood
Jared Kushner holds Gaza talks with Netanyahu after meeting Hamas leader
Meeting comes just over a week after Israeli PM publicly rejected US-backed plan for Gaza Strip
Who is Fergie Chambers? The Dublin-based millionaire wanted by US authorities
In the News podcast: US authorities allege Chambers has funded terrorism. His wife says he’s being persecuted for supporting pro-Palestinian activists
‘Every day we wait is a gamble for us’: Palestinian students continue to face visa rejections
UCD offered computer science student full scholarship but Department of Justice rejected visa for ‘financial’ reasons
The Danube ran dry, and revealed an overblown metaphor
Its water levels have sunk so low that dozens of wrecked Nazi warships have been exposed. It’s hard not to see this as an extreme metaphor
Blanket with square for each child killed in Gaza brings silence to bustling Dublin street
Irish healthcare workers raise the plight of their Palestinian colleagues killed and jailed since October 2023
Gazan paracyclists take part in Dublin-Belfast solidarity cycle
Ireland ‘a really important country in many ways’ for Palestinian Paralympics hopefuls
Gaza student visa refusal evokes Ireland’s rejection of Jewish children seeking safety
A past minister for justice apologised for Irish failure to accept Jews fleeing Nazi persecution
Fergie Chambers: The Dublin-based communist millionaire in the Trump administration’s crosshairs
Heir turned ‘professional revolutionary’ left his home in Ireland for a holiday in Spain but was arrested after US extradition order on terror funding charges
Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’
Relations between UK and Israel have become increasingly strained since Andy Burnham took over as prime minister
‘Not optimistic any more’: Exodus from Israel fuelled by war and political polarisation
A wave of 150,000 Israelis, many of them high earners, have left the country over the past three years amid political tumult and war
Harris lobbies against Israeli bond approvals returning to Ireland
Luxembourg will not renew role as approval body, causing it to revert to Dublin from September
Siege by settlers highlights increasingly chaotic situation in West Bank
Hundreds of settlers have been terrorising Palestinians in the West Bank with near-impunity all year
The Irish Times view on the Gaza peace plan: Netanyahu says no
The rejection highlights the inability of the US to exercise leverage over its ally
How Israel’s elections are impacting latest Gaza peace plans
Washington’s reaction to Netanyahu’s comments has been muted as plans proceed to implement next stages of ceasefire
Gaza peace plan: What is going on with Netanyahu, Trump and Hamas?
US president keen to register foreign policy success in advance of November mid-term elections
Binyamin Netanyahu rejects US’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Israeli prime minister says he will not support 15-point plan backed by Donald Trump
Allianz rejects allegation that it is complicit in genocide
Allianz Ireland responds to ‘inaccuracies and mischaracterisations’ regarding it role
Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract for military base
Deal with Louisiana-based firm Arkel International, which previously worked for US government in Iraq, yet to be finalised
Jerusalem’s al-Asqa mosque facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
Country convening emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers around al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock
Mass burial for 112 Gazans killed in 2023 Israeli air strike
Recovery team spent days combing wreckage to recover remains identified as belonging to missing victims
The Democrats’ civil war over Israel is getting worse
While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media
Why is the US engaged in a ‘forever war’ with the International Criminal Court?
The ICC is one of the few remaining institutions that can hold individuals to account for so called atrocity crimes
Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza roadmap and refuses to suspend strikes
Further setback for US president after Iran denies peace talks are taking place
Israeli air strikes kill at least nine in Gaza despite Trump announcing breakthrough
One child among those killed in two separate strikes
Protesters gather in solidarity with Gazan students denied visas to Ireland
Letter read from Palestinian student with scholarship to Irish university who was refused a visa
Trump says Israel is ‘very happy’ with Gaza disarmament agreement
US president’s Board of Peace hails ‘critical step’, but responses of Israeli and Hamas officials suggest disagreements remain
Trump says Israel ‘very happy’ with Gaza disarmament agreement
Live updates as responses of Israeli and Hamas officials suggest disagreements remain
Gaza deal: What is Donald Trump’s Board of Peace?
After brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last year, the board was established to oversee the reconstruction effort in Gaza
Israel may have to choose between an unpalatable deal or incurring Trump’s wrath
Deep mistrust, competing political pressures and unanswered questions over disarmament continue to undermine hopes for peace
Group protesting Israel vs Ireland soccer match occupies Department of Sport offices
#StoptheGame demonstrators demand cancellation of Nations League fixture and promise further action
Netanyahu meets Trump in US with president seeking to avoid renewed attacks on Iran
Israeli PM says ‘it was one of the best conversations I’ve had with our friend’
‘Studying in Ireland was the hope I was holding on to’: Palestinian teacher ‘dying inside’ since visa refused
Teacher of English was accepted onto Master’s programme at UCD’s Belfield campus starting in September
Can Netanyahu win back Trump as pressure mounts in advance of election?
Israeli PM arrives in Washington after months of tensions with the US president, hoping limited concessions on Gaza and Lebanon can repair strained ties
International force to be allowed into Gaza, Israeli official says
Force will include 200 members from ‘friendly countries such as Uganda and Morocco’, official says
No Israel boycott for Irish football team – but elite frisbee-throwers see things differently
Plus: mixed signals on Metrolink, taking back placenames and wine-testing at the Abbey
Lara Marlowe: Robots have brought a ‘horrifying intimacy’ to warfare
Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified that a drone with facial recognition technology – like the AI tools used by Israel to assassinate Iranian leaders – may be used to kill him
Democrats remain split over their longstanding leniency towards Netanyahu
Party continues to grapple with leniency of Joe Biden’s administration towards Binyamin Netanyahu
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza with three others shot dead in West Bank
‘Friction’ broke out between Israeli settlers and Palestinians during efforts to extinguish a fire, official says
Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists storming Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque
Hamas claims it was provoked into carrying out October 2023 attack after Israeli violations of decades-old agreement regarding holy site
Calls for Government to send observer to German ‘show trial’ of Daniel Tatlow-Devally
Politicians criticise conduct of Dubliner’s trial over trespass and criminal damage to Israeli-owned arms factory
Israel criticised for ‘grotesque’ plan to use crocodiles at prison holding Palestinians
Animals to be placed in moat around facility used to hold detainees from Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank
Trump’s Board of Peace to set up ‘pilot’ zone in Gaza to accommodate thousands of Palestinians
Controversial plan comes after months of fruitless attempts to advance US peace deal for the enclave
Who is the charmless challenger who could oust Netanyahu?
In the News podcast: Gadi Eisenkot may lack charisma but he is a serious contender in Israel’s October’s elections
Family of six among 12 killed by Israel in latest attacks in Gaza Strip
Home Firas Al-Masri shared with wife and four children caught fire after being hit by Israeli air strike in Gaza City as they slept
Killing and destruction in Gaza: new book examines Israel’s campaign and the enablers
Fintan Drury’s Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Palestine
‘Grave concerns’ about trial of Dubliner charged with damaging Israeli arms plant, TD says
Duncan Smith among Irish politicians travelling to Germany to observe trial of Daniel Tatlow-Devally
Hamas names Khalil Al-Hayya as overall leader
Hayya replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in combat with Israeli forces in October 2024
Irish politicians to attend trial of Dubliner charged with damage of Israeli arms factory
Daniel Tatlow-Devally and four others charged with trespassing and an estimated €1m in criminal damage
New Occupied Territories Bill including trade in services to be introduced in September
Frances Black, who initiated legislation banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, will ‘keep up the pressure’
Israeli ministers announce plan for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
Defence minister seeks three outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal
Gaza: Eight people attending funeral among at least 12 Palestinians killed by Israel on Friday
Residents of Deir al-Balah say Israeli forces used drones to broadcast audio messages ordering them to leave their homes
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