NOVANEWS
A number of art installations were erected at iconic Dublin landmarks on Wednesday to remember children killed by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza a year ago. Over 550 Palestinians died in the 50-day assault in July and August of 2014.
The name and age of each child killed was written on 556 white ribbons tied to the Ha’Penny Bridge on the River Liffey in central Dublin overnight. On Thursday morning, passers-by paused to read and photograph their names. Photos by Allen Kiely on Flickr.
On Wednesday, 556 little white t-shirts were stood on Sandymount Strand in south Dublin. The beach location symbolised the four children killed by Israeli missiles as they played football on a beach in Gaza. Named NO MORE – Dublin Remembers Gaza, the installation was organised by PalFest Ireland, a group working to “demonstrate solidarity between the Irish arts community and the people of Palestine”.
The Irish charity Trocaire also tied ribbons to Merrion Square adjacent to the Irish parliament.
And at the Body and Soul music festival in Ireland in September 2014, the names of child victims were also hung at an installation.
An art installation at Ireland’s Body and Soul festival with the names of children killed in Gaza (Yvonne Woods)
A question of accountability
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is accused of bowing to political pressure in his delisting of Israel from the annex of worst offenders in the UN’s annual Children in War report. Israel and armed Palestinian groups were listed in the draft report prepared by the UN’s Special Representative but later removed by Ki-moon. He refused to answer questions about this.
The UN report into Operation Protective Edge outlined abuses on both sides; the overwhelming cause of casualties was due to Israel’s ceaseless bombardment in a disproportionate responseto rockets from Gaza. Some 2,251 Palestinians were killed, almost two thirds of them civilians; 67 Israeli soldiers were killed, and six civilians in Israel.
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