Why are Ireland’s parliament and leaders sending mixed messages on Palestine?
![A woman holds a sign as people take part in a protest related to a government vote to expel the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich, in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, November 15, 2023 [Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-15T180015Z_1425837999_RC2SD4A6R2CH_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-PROTESTS-IRELAND-1700232058.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Aisling Walsh is a freelance writer and researcher, with a PhD in sociology from the University of Galway focusing on the reproduction of sexualised a... nd racialised orders under colonial regimes.
Why are Ireland’s parliament and leaders sending mixed messages on Palestine?