Ruth Coppinger

Overall sentiment: -0.19
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The Israeli finance minister stated, “We are annihilating everything that remains in the Strip”, “we are conquering, clearing and staying”, and “the world still hasn’t stopped us”. That is the Israeli finance minister admitting in plain sight that Israel is carrying out a genocide. Food trucks are sitting by with baby food and baby formula, and 14,000 babies are set to face death in the next 48 hours, according to the UN. What does malnutrition actually look like? It is a shutting down of the body’s mechanisms. It is absolutely the most horrible way for people to die. The Taoiseach said “no business as usual” but it is business as usual.

Sentiment score: -0.19

The Tánaiste said global momentum is building, but what happened yesterday with the EU? Those concerned sat on their hands as this information was brought to their attention. The EU and UK are feeling the pressure because half a million people took to the streets in London and there were huge marches all over the globe. The global movement of ordinary people is the only light that shows humanity still exists. The sanctions the EU has imposed on Russia include travel bans, the immobilisation of €210 billion in Russian central bank assets, and trade restrictions. What has the EU imposed on Israel? Absolutely zilch. One hundred and nine thousand people are considered to be dead, according to The Economist. The Government can pass the occupied territories Bill, stop Shannon being used, take away the definition of "antisemitism"-----

Sentiment score: -0.09

-----and stop the Central Bank of Ireland from processing bonds in Ireland.

Sentiment score: -0.30