Irish press members and the Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a vigil at Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin to show support for Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza.
Hundreds of people participated in a vigil in Dublin to demonstrate support for Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza . Irish press members joined the Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign's New Year's Eve vigil at Ha’penny Bridge to protest the killing of journalists by Israeli forces. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate reported that over 190 journalists have been killed by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) since the Gaza war began.
Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) lined the bridge while a currach with Irish and Palestinian flags rowed along the River Liffey. RTÉ education correspondent Emma O’Kelly stated: 'As NUJ members, we believe it is crucial to gather and openly express solidarity and support for journalists working in Gaza, who are under attack and being killed by Israel. Everyone who is killed is a tragedy, but the problem with journalism is that if you kill journalists, you are also killing the truth and preventing a story from getting out. That is why we feel it is our responsibility to be here and stand up for our sisters and brothers who are working in Gaza and being killed for doing their job. We are also very concerned that Israel is not allowing international media into Gaza. Again, this all contributes to the stifling of the really important story. We need journalists in there, we need journalists to be allowed to report the truth freely, and this is not happening.
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