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Seit 2010 lebe ich in Cork. „Either you love it or you hate it, there’s nothing in between.“ Bei mir war es mit Cork Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Viel ist in den Jahren passiert und manchmal war es nicht ganz leicht, aber ich habe es nie bereut. Auf diesem Blog schreibe ich über Cork, Irland, über Gutes und weniger Gutes. Da mich Politik immer interessiert hat und ich auch involviert war, ist mein Blick kritisch und manchmal weniger kritisch und ich hoffe mein Blog hilft dem Einen oder Anderen uns (Iren) besser zu verstehen. Was mir auch am Herzen liegt ist die Klischees die Einige haben zu entkräften.
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  • The irish Delusion

    Have you ever heard of Bethel Solomons, Louis Bookman, or Joseph Abrahams? No? Well, many Irish people seem to have never heard these names either, even though these three represented Ireland a long time ago. I was reminded of these stories because in Ireland, in many circles, it has become fashionable again to act out…

  • It was always about the Jews , stupid

    Antisemitism, or as Adorno wrote, the rumor about the Jews is a rumor that has persisted for over 2000 years and has always gone with the times and mutated. In the Middle Ages, there was still fountain poisoning and the plague; today, there is genocide, apartheid, and ethnic displacement. Israel is called to frame the…

  • Beyond the Amnesia: Ireland’s Jewish Heritage and the Zionist Roots of the Republic

    Before I moved to Ireland in 2010, I had been studying Irish history in depth since my youth. I read the works of Irish writers; I was particularly deeply moved by Liam O’Flaherty’s novel ‘Famine’ (published in German as ‘Zornige grüne Insel’), which depicts the fate of a family during the Great Famine. I was…

  • Debunking Irish Anti-Zionist Myths: A Fact-Based Guide

    Section 1: The Historical Irish-Jewish Alliance (Debunking „Israel was always rejected“) Myth: „Ireland always stood in solidarity with Middle Eastern movements, not Zionism.“ Fact: The Irish national movement and the Zionist movement shared deep historical parallels and mutual support in the early 20th century. Arthur Griffith & Sinn Féin: Griffith praised Zionist self-reliance in The…