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Eoin Murray

Feb 13, 2017, 6:36 AM

What should supporters of Palestinian-rights do about Hamas?

The news from Gaza is grim. Well, no news there. The news from Gaza is always grim. I contacted some friends online to ask them just what is happening. The message back is clear: people are fed-up with Hamas. In...

Feb 3, 2017, 6:19 AM

Trump will turn ‘Never Again’ into ‘Coming Soon’

On Holocaust Memorial Day, my wife and I watched 'La Vita E Bella,' the classic story of the Holocaust. It is told from the perspective of Guido, a happy-go-lucky Italian Jew who goes beyond himself to invent an alternative...

Jan 24, 2017, 11:15 AM

Is boycott ever legitimate?

The streets outside New York’s Met Opera were cold on October 20th, 2014 as protesters gathered outside the building. The usually civilized Opera House was more familiar with fractiousness inside its walls than out. But on this evening a...

Jan 18, 2017, 10:53 AM

As a supporter of Palestinian-rights Donald Trump is just what we need.

It was the 10th of April, 1998. I was sitting in my living-room watching TV late into the night as historic events unfolded in Stormont Castle, Belfast. Northern Ireland’s political parties finally settled an agreement that would begin the...

About Me

Eoin Murray is an Irish journalist based in Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently editing a book of essays by Palestinian & Israeli human rights activists called 'Defending Hope'.