Cork man in Palestine says world is turning blind eye to Israeli abuses in occupied West Bank

James Ryan from Fermoy saw abuses and cruelty first-hand on a recent trip to Palestine, where he volunteered with the anti-occupation initiative, Protective Presence

Israeli military forces conducting a raid on June 28, 2025, in the centre of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, forcing Palestinian shop owners to close their shops and expel them from the area. Picture: Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty

Imagine having neighbours capable of disturbing cruelty that includes everything from blocking access to your toilet to subtle torture strategies.

James Ryan, from Fermoy, in Cork, saw this first-hand on a recent trip to Palestine, where he volunteered with the anti-occupation initiative, Protective Presence.