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The Taoiseach has signaled the Occupied Territories Bill is unlikely to include services and proposes to ban only goods from the illegal Israeli settlements.![]()
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This is a fatal flaw. It means that while a โฌ10 bottle of wine from a settlement would be banned, a multi-million euro IT, finance, or data contract from the same illegal settlement would be perfectly legal.![]()
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Allowing high-value service contracts to continue is a green light for profiting from the occupation. It effectively funds the far-right settler movement and is a death knell for a Palestinian homeland.![]()
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After 6 years delay, and in the face of the mass slaughter of the Palestinian people, this isn't just an oversightโit's a deliberate sabotage of the bill's original intent.![]()
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Please sign and share this petition: Demand that the Irish government boycotts all tradeโgoods AND servicesโfrom the illegally occupied territories. ![]()
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*** Listen to this message from Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro (fron The Albert Byrne PODCAST). ***![]()
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#OccupiedTerritoriesBill;#BDSMovement;#PalestineSolidarity;#IssaAmro
Interesting perspective from an Orthodox Jew on the question of Zionism and the hope for peaceful coexistence:![]()
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โRabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss, a prominent anti-Zionist Jewish leader, speaks to TRT World about the critical distinction between Judaism and Zionism. He shares his experiences with Palestinians, his travels to Gaza and beyond, and his unflinching message of peace.โ![]()
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Rabbi Weiss: โZionism is not Judaismโ - In Conversation
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Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss, a prominent anti-Zionist Jewish leader, speaks to TRT World about the critical distinction between Judaism and Zionism. He shares ...
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Israeli settler who killed Awdah Hathaleen still harassing Palestinians
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Israeli settler Yinon Levi is back disrupting the occupied West Bank village of Umm al-Kheir.
Delighted to hear this news. Issa Amro was the debut guest on the Albert Byrne Podcast:
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West Bank settler attacks happen on โdaily basisโ โ Israeli columnist
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We spoke to Gideon Levy, a columnist for the liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
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Confronting Israeli settler accused of killing unarmed Palestinian activist
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It's been a month since the brutal killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was shot and killed by an extremist Israeli settler as he filmed a co...
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Courtesy Ronald Reagan Presidential LibraryFrom President Reagan's Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade from Camp David, Maryland - April 25, 1...
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In the excerpt that follows this message from a recent episode of The Albert Byrne Podcast, Issa Amro โ human rights defender from Hebron, West Bank, and recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes referred to as the โalternate Nobel Prizeโ โ delivers a simple yet urgent plea: pass the Occupied Territories Bill due for consideration in the coming Dail session. He calls it the most important piece of legislation in the world today, a trailblazer for other nations to follow. ![]()
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Ireland has been called to lead the way. The Dunnes Stores Strikes in 1984 in protest against apartheid resulted in Ireland 3 years later becoming the first Western country to ban South African goods โ a victory that inspired the rest of Europe. ![]()
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Now, history calls us again. The Occupied Territories Bill will ban goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements. It passed the Seanad in 2018 and the Dรกil in 2019 by a clear majority โ yet has been stalled for six years most likely due to pressure from the Israeli lobby and the US administration due to itโs importance internationally and the impact it will have on the world stage.![]()
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This is not just about trade. It is about whether Ireland will be complicit in genocide, ethnic cleansing, and the starvation of a people โ or whether we will stand, as before, on the right side of history.![]()
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Though small in size, Irelandโs voice carries great weight. We must raise it now. ![]()
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Let us be the first nation to pass this law in the next Dรกil session and lead the way for other countries to follow suit. Let us be proud to be Irish and not look back in shame at our failure to act.![]()
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Please sign this petition and make your voices heard.![]()
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Thank you.
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Israel's Smotrich launches settlement plan to 'bury' idea of Palestinian state
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Bezalel Smotrich's plan would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem.
Aerial footage shows devastating scale of Gaza destruction
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Gazaโs cities, towns and villages have been almost totally destroyed by Israelโs war on the Strip.
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"Today I have the privilege of speaking with Issa Amro, a Palestinian human rights defender from Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. ![]()
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In 2007 Issa founded Youths Against Settlements inspired by nonviolent thinkers like Gandhi and MLK Jr. He has been internationally, recognised speaking at forums such as the UN Human Rights Council. In 2024 Youths Against Settlements and Issa were awarded the Right Livelihood Award sometimes referred to as the alternative Nobel Prize." ![]()
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Today we will explore his frontline work in non-violent resistance, daily life under occupation, and what global solidarity can do to support Palestinian freedom."
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My basic philosophy revolves around common sense and social justice which is why I want to share with you my thoughts on the election I have just witnessed. ![]()
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I left the election count a humbled man. A 100 votes is a definite vote of no confidence. Second from the last in a line-up of individuals, many of whom were little known and little advertised, yet received more votes than myself. I was not ashamed as I knew I ran a fair campaign with just cause having spoken out about corruption and putting my personal life, career and business on the line resulting in personal hardship, damage to my healthcare business and continuous online interference which played havoc with my IT career and which the local gardai had no interest whatsoever in investigating despite irrefutable proof. ![]()
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So, if the electorate spoke in this way, then I for one intended to respect that voice whether or not I agreed with it. I put it down to perhaps not being particularly liked but this did not tally with my experience of well wishes I warmly received from several people in my community. When asked how I did I smiled and shrugged it off, not really too bothered about my defeat. In fact, I joked in the count with others when asked that I didnโt have a chance. So apart from being stunned and extending my congratulations to some of the elected members as well as a post of congratulations on my Facebook page, that was the sum total of my reaction.![]()
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To be completely honest when I entered the hall that morning, I felt a sense of foreboding in my stomach as the weight of the responsibility that might lie ahead bore down on me. I had only decided in the week the election was called to stand as I knew I would never free myself from the virtual imprisonment and interference in my life that I am living under until I had a voice at the heart of power. I also believed it was now or never and that my mission was important to the future of this country and any hope of a united Ireland that was at peace with social justice at its heart, as I believe criminality has taken control of our institutions with the support of some members of an Garda Siochana undermining any confidence our northern brethren might have in a unified country. That is why my campaign message was simple: reform of an Garda Siochana as a precursor to peaceful unification on a cost neutral basis (through negotiation of the continuance of the institutions in Northern Ireland in return for continued annual support of ยฃ10-15 bn from the UK government) to ensure peace and stability on the island of Ireland and the protection of the vulnerable who stand to be most impacted by any budgetary constraints unification might cause. I felt it was obvious I also supported the bread-and-butter issues that all candidates were echoing as social justice is at my core and so did not state them explicitly in my campaign. I also wished to live in a country I aspired to and not one that is effectively becoming a cyber controlled security state at the hands of organised crime.![]()
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So, I felt a calling and a duty to respond. It was now or never and this was the moment, coming as it did on the heels of a lengthy post I publicised on Facebook from late August until the beginning of November throughout the county, summarising my experiences and events over the past 6 years and the corruption that was running the county with the tacit support of an Garda Siochana and the government. The post entitled: โLife Under Surveillance โ A Constitutional Crisisโ had a reach of over 55k with over 240K views (anything over 3 secs). It was a pure coincidence that this post had been released when it was, as a date for the general election had not been set. Given I have made posts since 2019 on my Facebook page Albert D Byrne and website www.albertbyrne.ie, documenting my experiences, coupled with correspondence to an Garda Siochana, GSOC and politicians, many of which have been advertised across the county, I was confidant my situation was well known as the election was underway and could therefore expect some level of support depending on the importance the electorate gave to civil liberties and the impact of corruption on their daily lives. However, as I left my home that morning, I was hoping I would at least receive enough votes to secure the expenses I had incurred. I did not entertain any sense of certainty in what lay ahead.![]()
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My rational for believing I would at least recover my expenses was as follows: 3 sitting TDโs were out of the race, and I have been in communication repeatedly with the electorate since the last general election and by now should be well known. I also believed in the decency of people who would wish to express their outrage at the blatant corruption and abuse I have been subjected to for the past 15 years, particularly in the last 6 years. I have no doubt there are hundreds of people who sympathise from personal experience with my situation and would welcome my forthright message and the opportunity to express their outrage though the ballot box. I also believed the straight manner in which I have been forthright in my views and the documented way I have exposed GSOC and the governments complicity as well as members of an garda Siochana would at least give me some preferential votes if not primary votes. Yet, I saw little or no preferential votes and practically no first preferences as I walked around the hall during the count of 63,735 valid votes. It was as if I was wiped out electorally. I was in shock.![]()
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What struck me most about the election count was how easy it was to walk into the restricted area without being challenged with nobody on duty to man the door. Accidentally I entered by the back way as there was no parking at the front and we were instructed to park behind the building. Once I realised I was in the actual counting area I turned around and left. What I also found most interesting was the repair of votes with Sellotape where the creases in the votes had been almost entirely severed as if by a sharp knife along both creases as If somehow the ballot paper had been pulled at high velocity through a machine and in the process the creases became severed. I donโt know how else one can explain a ballot paper being folded and walked approximately 3 meters to a ballot box then becoming cleanly uniformly severed 85% of the way along both folds. ![]()
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One might be forgiven in thinking I am a sore loser. In fact, the opposite is true. I had made up my mind after the last general election not to run again. I had no desire to be a politician as I detest lies. I am also not willing to compromise when it comes to fundamental human rights which is why I gave my support during the Apartheid years in setting up an A level chemistry department on the border with South Africa to offer multi-racial education in response to the Apartheid regime. It is also why I set up an internationally recognised website www.myeboga.com in 2004, which has been under continual attack, detailing a highly effective but little known treatment for chemical dependency using ibogaine derived from the root bark of a West African shrub Tabernanthe iboga, which I encountered as part of a West African initiation ritual I underwent. This same substance can cure a physical dependency to opioids in 36 hours and the total alkaloid extract can also cure benzodiazepine dependency leaving the individual as right as rain with a sense of total freedom โ a restoration of human dignity. It is these experiences that have inspired me on returning home after many hears overseas to speak out against corruption in support of a just society that develops the human spirit, not crushes it. It is also why I am unable to accept the status quo in Ireland as I find it demeaning, antiquated and those who enforce it fascist in their behaviour as they seek to intimidate individuals into submission and are a principal cause of repression in Irish society.![]()
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Given that my education and work career have revolved around observation and problem solving (the same skills that have caused me so many difficulties in politics) along with my experience in other areas such as providing treatments to individuals with chemical dependency, I think itโs reasonable to say I have developed strong skills in observation and deduction and am quite street wise. Which is why having had some time to digest my stunning defeat I now find myself in a state of incredulity. Clearly, I had been in a state of shock and unable to process what had taken place. It seems to me the more daring the exploit the more numb we are to its occurrence. And it is this principle I believe that is well known to those who practice this deceit. That said, I am not accusing anyone in particular.![]()
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Of course, having the largest number of candidates on the ballot sheet clearly did not benefit independents that ran as it split the vote. However, many of the independent candidates did not invest in publicity. I on the other hand spent in excess of 2k on Facebook & Instagram advertising (despite indications of Facebook advertising interference) along with posters in every locality and a half page spread in the Drogheda Leader during election week. That apart from an appearance on Dundalk FM and several write ups in the local papers across County Louth. Again, this did not entitle me to be given votes but it would at the very least be fair to say my candidacy was common knowledge and built on a sound premise that had previously been extensively publicised.![]()
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So yes, I seriously question the results of this election as I believe corruption is deeply embedded in county politics. It clearly is not to the benefit of the government to act as they shoehorn their candidates into position and thus hold onto power. If this election interference is being conducted throughout the country and individuals are being targeted such as myself through the spreading of libellous misinformation within their communities where all else fails, then I have to ask how legitimate is our government that so many of us feel do not represent change (despite it being a slogan) as they have had a monopoly on power (along with special interests) since the founding of the state? ![]()
I believe the time has come to move to electronic voting systems as the paper ballot only serves the interests of those who wish to subvert democracy and maintain the status quo.![]()
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In 2009 when I ran for election for Louth County Council a classmate of mine from primary school swaggered out of Tennantyโs pub in Ardee, came up to me with an air of disdain and told me I was a garda informant, which I found to be quite amusing. The lies have only grown greater the more of a threat I have become. We need to introduce classes on misinformation to our youth as a first step in tackling corruption in society which is only going to worsen as technology advances, as is done in Finland, so as to help them navigate the deceit that is at the heart of corruption in our society and to recognise misinformation online and in the community. Of course, some want to believe in misinformation as it feeds their own personal agenda.![]()
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I do believe my presence in the Dail would have exposed the depth of corruption in our County and would have reverberating effects for the country at large as I have intimate knowledge of how these corrupt schemes are operating and would easily expose this subjugation of civil liberties and democratic voice to the country at large. I believe it was important to criminal elements in our political and law enforcement services to discredit and humiliate me. A good showing on my part would have highlighted the issues I have been raising and would be a threat to the status quo and to exposing criminality in our political and civil life. However, I believe the Irish people are beginning to wake up to what is happening. I also believe this election represents a step backwards for unification as it illustrates the corruption that undermines our democracy and sends a warning message to our Northern brethren that unification with the south will come with a democratic deficit and a denial of the right to shape oneโs own future unless one is willing to emigrate. Not to mention it insinuates the electorate in the Republic do not attach much importance to civil liberties or corruption. I believe itโs becoming more and more apparent we are not yet mature enough as a democracy to match the maturity of the democratic process in Northern Ireland which has been hard won through blood, sweat and tears. ![]()
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One does wonder: is change simply a campaign slogan to enable the status quo or is it something we really believe in if we are to mature as a society to reach out highest potential?![]()
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Reform of an Garda Siochana is a necessary first step towards unification as it is twisted by some to serve as an instrument of repression and not a guarantor of personal rights and freedoms. I am only too aware of those who serve with dignity and compassion and are a credit to the community, who I know are also crying out for change and ready for the challenge, one which must be organic and holistic and accounts for all actions by members on the force. I am also impressed and relieved by how, in these past months, my personal situation has come under control though not completely, and for that I say thank you to an Garda Siochana, even if they have not yet acknowledged the situation as I have no doubt it is due to their intervention. ![]()
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In signing off I would like to pose the following question. What do these 100 votes awarded to me at the ballot box represent? Are they a reflection of myself? Are they a reflection of the 63,735 voters in County Louth including my own community who are only too aware of what I have endured these past 6 years, or are they a reflection of the criminality that seeks to control and silence anyone who speaks out against the status quo, such as myself who has endured ongoing torture and interference in his business, career and personal life? I will leave that question for you to decide. I know I have made up my mind. ![]()
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Thank you for listening.
Congratulations to those who won a seat in the Louth general elections. I wish you all the very best in the coming Dail term and hope you serve the best interests of the people. ![]()
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And thank you to those who gave me their support. ![]()
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I do not regret standing. It has been an illuminating experience.
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Despite multiple attempts on 3 different computers with different bank cards I am unable to place a business ad for a premise whose business was interfered with on several levels. None of this is of any interest to An Garda Siochana. Why?
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Corruption in An Garda Siochana
Statement by Albert Byrne 00:20
Examples of Incidents 18:44
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The only thing standing between us and all out fascism is public opinion. When people become too scared to speak out for fear of losing their privileges, or too indifferent, fascism takes control.
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Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas and the very best in the year ahead. Merry Christmas!
4th Major Leak on Property occurred this weekend. The connection on the radiator has been unscrewed causing the water to leak down into the clinic below, Floorboards have been up for the past month due to ongoing renovations. Its part of a Xmas campaign as happened last year.
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