Time is measured in blood in Gaza. Those are the words of Bisan, a young Palestinian journalist whose people have endured nearly two years of bombardment, siege, starvation, and displacement, and still, the world watches and still, we do nothing. Now we hear talk of so-called peace plans - plans pushed by Trump, who shows no regard for international law, and by Tony Blair, an unconvicted war criminal with blood on his hands from the war in Iraq. These men, products of settler colonial states like the US and Britain, have no moral authority to dictate terms to the Palestinian people. Francesca Albanese called Trump's "deal of the century" exactly what it is: a trap of the century. It was never about peace; it was always about control. The United States - built on stolen land through genocide and slavery - has launched hundreds of military interventions globally, yet it postures as a peace broker. Israel, another settler colony, has been committing genocide in Gaza, and Washington continues to arm and defend it. How dare they claim the right to speak on peace? It is the people of Palestine not warmongers and imperialists who have the right to decide their future. What about us here in Ireland? American warplanes pass through Shannon Airport without question, using our neutral soil as a military pit stop.

Sentiment score: -0.08

The Government has not passed the occupied territories Bill. It has placed no sanctions - not one. It is always words, never action. Meanwhile, the Associated Press exposed harrowing stories of Palestinian women being exploited and offered food, water, work, or shelter in exchange for being raped. The perpetrators were reportedly linked to the aid organisations operating in the chaos created by Israel's total blockade and bombardment. This is not a side effect; this is a direct result of Israel's policy of total blockade and bombardment. This terrorist state has turned Gaza into a protracted humanitarian catastrophe. One million lives are being held hostage and there are 1 million realities of suffering. The Irish people are screaming for justice and sanctions. The Opposition is screaming for justice and sanctions, and this Government, once again, does nothing. The Government is weak. It is failing to act in the face of genocide, and history will remember that silence, because silence is complicity.

Sentiment score: -0.30