There is no mistaking the message of the Palestinian flag flying at Leinster House - Ireland stands with the Palestinians now more than ever
The Tricolour of Ireland, the flag of Palestine and the EU flag at Leinster House on Tuesday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
“In concert with others, yes it will,” says UCD professor of international relations Ben Tonra. “There’s a momentum there now,” he adds, citing the possibility that Belgium and Slovenia may follow at some point in the future. Even France, he says, is “in play”.For Gezim Visoka, an assistant professor of peace and conflict studies in DCU, the move is “opening a new chapter in how the international community sees the Palestinian question”.
“The EU is gradually dissociating itself from the Netanyahu government,” says Visoka. “It’s an anti-Netanyahu move.”
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