Response to the 'PR Attack' by Israeli Minister Planned

open letter from hundreds of members of civil society

PRESS RELEASE
LOCATION: Israeli Embassy
Time 11.30am Monday 19th January

Event: As part of an AFRI Art/Protest event to take place at the Israeli Embassy, Justin Morahan, Chair of the Peace People will present a copy of an open letter from hundreds of members of civil society to the Israeli Embassy staff. The letter and signatories are both below.

EXTRA EVENT

The names accompanied by Al Jazeera footage from the last few weeks in Gaza will also be projected onto a number of symbolic locations in Dublin after dark on Monday. For details of this please call 087 – 7409102 on Monday after 3pm. This action is intended as a reply to the ‘War Is Peace’ style ‘PR Attack’ visit by an Israeli Minister to Ireland.

12-18 January 2009

We, the undersigned, are united in seeking the immediate expulsion of
the Israeli ambassador to Ireland, Dr Zion Evrony. We believe the
ambassador must leave Ireland until such time as there is a complete
end to Israel's war on Gaza and its continued slaughter of the
Palestinian people.

Mairead Maguire (Nobel Peace Laureate)
Kathy Sinnott MEP
Margaret Conlon TD
Maggie Ronayne (NUI Galway)
Gerry Grehan (Chairman, Peace People)
Dr. Raymond Deane
Kieran Allen (Socialist Workers Party)
Dr.Steven Loyal (UCD)
Sorcha Fox (Writer)
Leagues O’Toole (Foggy Notions)
Gerry Carron (Retired, Irish Army)
M.J. Nolan TD
Dr.Theresa Urbain Czyk (UCD)
Joe Higgins (Socialist Party)
Margaretta D'Arcy
Brian O'Connor (Labour Youth)
Christy Moore
Prof.Mary Gallagher (UCD)
Chris Andrews TD
Shane Cullen
Richard Boyd Barrett (Irish Anti-War Movement)
Dr. Saber Elsafty
Ozge Akkoyun
Ayten Akkoyun
Nigar Aytekin
Mehmet Aytekin
Sahin Akkoyun
Cihan Ardahan
Micheal O Coisdealbha
Manluce da Silva
Conor Graham
Brendan Butler (NGO Peace Alliance)
Robert Ballagh
Jack O'Connor (General President, SIPTU)
Dr.Fintan Lane
Mairead Byrne
Morgan C.Jones
Joseph Loughnane (Socialist Workers Party)
Romek Delimata
Ann Mc Cormick
Ruth Conroy
Ann Dunne
Cllr. Mick Barry (Socialist Party)
Cllr. Clare Daly (Socialist Party)
Cllr. Mick Murphy (Socialist Party)
Evelyn Doherty (Solicitor)
Cllr. Mick Barry (Socialist Party)
Eoin Brady (Solicitor)
Keith Cullen (Setanta Records)
Eamonn Doyle (D1 Recordings)
Paula Hayes
Morgan C.Jones (Sound Engineer)
Rubina Rehan
Anne Quinn
Vera Ondul
Tom Harrigan (Labour Party)
Rachel Kilbane
Elaine Mears (LLM International Human Rights Law)
Jo Ronayne
Paul Dunne
Glenn Loughran
Leah Doherty
Oya Crehan
J. Griff
Meryem Crehan
Tilbe Korkurt
Dilara Korkurt
Nezaket Kalyancuoglu
Safiye Korkurt
Cansu Akkoyun
Bridget O'Hara
Hilagrosa Urra
Carolina Gallego
Consuelo Cruz
Carina Kelly
Patrick McCarthy
Joe Giblin
Michael Dunne
Jennifer Dunne
Veronica O'Keane
John Waddell
Dr.Edward Horgan
Denis J. Halliday (former UN Assistant Secretary-General)
Orla Ni Chomhrai (M.Phil, Peace Studies)
Dr.Conor Kostick
John Buckley
Fred Johnston
Diarmuid Breathnach
Tim Hourigan (Shannonwatch.org)
Duncan Crowley
Eilis McDonald
Elaine Cronin
Ailbhe Murphy,
Ciaran Smyth (Vagabond Reviews)
Dave Lordan (Irish Anti War Movement)
Niall Walsh
Paul O'Toole
Kevin Noble
Derek Cronin (Optophonic Ltd)
Dette Mc loughlin (Galway Free Gaza Campaign)
Liam O'Grady (Socialist Workers Party)
June Kelly
Douglas Foxvog (NUI Galway)
Paul Byrne
David Dobz O'Brien
Mary Kelly
Brian O'Boyle (St.Angelas College, Sligo)
Mark Conroy (Contact.ie)
Conor McGrady
Hassan Elsafty
Naisrin Elsafty
Zahrah Elsafty
Conor O'Boyle
Ciaron O'Reilly (Ploughshares)
Peter Handforth (Justice not Terror Coalition)
Justin Morahan (Justice not Terror Coalition)
Mark Cullen
Eoin Llewellyn
Seamus Nolan
Annette Ryan (The Gramophone Disco)
Mike Donoghue (The Alphabet Set)
John Mahon (The Alphabet Set)
Mary Clinton
Sean Gillan
Jessica Foley (Artist/teacher)
Owen Kelly
Treasa Ni Cheannabhain
Patricia McKenna
John Arden
Charlie Cullen
Senator Ivana Bacik
Colin Coulter (NUI Maynooth)
Michael Kilemade
Terence Browne
Donal Lunny
Barry Lennon (Richter Collective)
Dr. Margaret Cahill
Sean Clinton
Anne Clinton
Maura Harrington (Shell to Sea)
Conor Creegan
Áine Ivers (Market Studios, Opening Spaces)
Daniel Cullen
Seamus Diskin
Aongus Mac Cara
Eamonn Crudden (Filmaker/Teacher)
Ann Lyons
Katherine Lynch (Actress/comedian)
Stephen McInerne (Green Party)
Paul Caheny (Irish Citizen, Sligo)
Philip O'Connor (Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign)
Gavin Gleeson (National Secretary of the Workers Solidarity Movement
on behalf of the organisation)
Dr Maria Stuart (UCD)
Niamh Crudden
Joe Carolan (Editor, Socialist Aotearoa)
Padraig L Henry
John Lannon (Shannonwatch.org)
Hugh O'Connor
Richie Price (!Kaboogie)
Padraic Kavanagh
Mark O'Toole
Anne Hughes
Noirin Hennessy
Matthew Hennessy
Barbara Acton
Adrian J. Acton
Stan Erraught
Seoidín O'Sullivan.
Karen Fallon
Kate Nally
Iosaf Mac Diarmada (1 of indymedia)
Eoin Dubsky
Nóra Geraghty
Professor Stephen Mennell (UCD)
Franc Myles (Archaeologist, Dublin)
Ann Clinton (Publican, Sligo)
Keith Smyth
Rónan Nolan (IPSC)
Paula Geraghty (Photographer)
Dr.Fergal Gaynor (UCC)
Nina McGowan
Tim Redfern
Mairead Ni Chuig (TG4)
Eamonn McCann
Mhairi Sutherland.
Michael Moynihan TD
Brian Hand
Seamus Kealy (Model Arts & Niland Gallery)
Dr Andy Storey UCD
Paul Murnaghan
Katharina Pfuetzner NCAD
Anna Macleod (DIT)
Prof.Brian Maguire (NCAD)
Shauna Gillan (Barrister)
Declan Carey (!Kaboogie)
Jamie Farrel (Skinny Wolves)
Peter Symes (Skinny Wolves)
Colm Olwill (The Gramophone Disco)
Christy Moore
Laura Maher, Montessori Teacher
Laura McCormack, Beautician
Jinx Lennon
Ann Clinton
Caoimhe Butterly (Free Gaza movement)
Donal O'Kelly (Writer / Actor)
Gearóid O Loingsigh (Photographer)
Liam O Briain (Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign)

To add your signature to this letter/statement please e-mail either ecrudden@gmail.com or doherty.leah@gmail.com

Please include your signature as you want it to appear and anything for brackets (title / group or organisation to which affiliated / profession). Please ask others to sign. It is intended as a broad expression of the voice of civil society. Please also include a phone number where we can contact you to confirm that it is indeed you if necessary. You can also phone Leah at 087 7409102 or Eamonn at 086 8812465 and sign in that way.

News about the initiative / list of signatories is being updated at this page