Protest against arms exports to Israel held amid Starmer visit to Dublin
A rally against UK arms exports to Israel has been staged in Dublin as British prime minister Keir Starmer visits Ireland.
More than 100 people staged a demonstration near the Spire on O’Connell Street on Saturday afternoon.
Mr Starmer was in Ireland to meet Irish business representatives and Taoiseach Simon Harris.
The Irish-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) said it was staging the demonstration to “let the visiting British prime minister know that Ireland stands with Palestine”.
Speaking at the event on O’Connell Street, IPSC spokesman Harun Siljak said the group was asking Sir Keir “to end British complicity in the ongoing genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine”.
He added: “It is really concerning to see how persistent and unwavering the idea of the British Government maintaining support for Israel really is, especially at this stage when we can’t even estimate the…
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