Protesters occupy Irish central bank headquarters
Pro-Palestinian activists oppose institution’s involvement in sale of Israeli bonds
Protesters occupied the office of the Central Bank of Ireland on March 10 in opposition to the bank’s involvement in the sale of Israeli government bonds.
According to the Irish Independent, members of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign entered the bank’s premises and said they wished to present a letter to the governor, Gabriel Makhlouf. The building was then placed under temporary lockdown, with no one allowed to enter or leave.
Members of the solidarity campaign also staged a protest
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