SDLP to boycott White House St Patrick’s events in protest at US stance on Gaza

Colum Eastwood said the SDLP will send a delegation to Washington DC (PA)

The SDLP has said it will not attend celebratory St Patrick’s events at the White House in protest at the situation in Gaza, but will send a delegation to Washington to raise its concerns.

The decision comes amid calls from pro-Palestinian supporters on the island of Ireland for parties to boycott the annual St Patrick’s engagements in Washington in March, because of the US’s ongoing support for Israel as it pursues its offensive in Gaza.