"I'm also very grateful, and I'm feeling very embraced here in Ireland, a nation that truly understands oppression and colonialism and in so many ways, has made the Palestinian struggle and the struggle for liberation for everyone, their own struggle as well,"
"So thank you for that, and I encourage you to keep that fight and to continue to escalate, because Ireland is also complicit in genocide,"
"There are so many people who asked me what are the connections I see between the climate crisis and climate justice and the genocide in Gaza, and Palestinian Liberation, but also many other causes, such as Sudan and Congo. And for me, that question does not make sense, because I cannot comprehend in what reality the values that I and, I am sure many of you were taught as children, that we should respect every human being equally, and that we should apply those values to everyone, and that we should work for a sustainable, long-term future, where our present and future living conditions are secured. I do not understand how those va"
Around 1,100 people attended an outdoor solidarity event for Gaza at Dalymount Park in Dublin, organized by Bohemian Cooperatives. A panel featured Greta Thunberg, Palestinian healthcare worker and MSF deputy medical coordinator Dr Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, and Irish activist Caoimhe Butterly, who received a long standing ovation. Many attendees wore keffiyehs. Thunberg described feeling embraced in Ireland, urged continued escalation of the struggle for Palestinian liberation, and stated that Ireland is complicit in genocide. Thunberg connected climate crisis and climate justice to the violence in Gaza and other conflicts, emphasizing universal values of equality and sustainable futures.
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