"In November, three activists from Palestine Action Eire crashed a modified van through a barrier at Shannon Airport, drove onto the runway towards a United States military aircraft and sprayed green paint on a parked Boeing 737-700. The action was in protest against what they saw as Ireland's complicity in Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza through the US military's continued use of Shannon Airport."
"A lot of Palestinian activism in Ireland is centred around marches, speeches and rallies, which while good needs to be escalated upon with more actively disruptive protests if we hope to actually force the hands of the state."
"Aine Ni Threinir, another of the activists, believes protesting against the US military's use of the airport in western Ireland should be something that we all mobilise strongly around. That hasn't happened, she told Al Jazeera."
Shannon Airport has been a key transit hub for the US military since the Iraq War and is currently facing scrutiny due to recent protests. Activists from Palestine Action Eire protested by crashing a van at the airport and vandalizing a military aircraft, citing Ireland's complicity in Israel's actions against Palestinians. Data shows over 1,300 US military flights have approached Shannon Airport since January 2024, including flights to Israel. Activists argue for more disruptive protests to effectively support Palestinian rights.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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