Letters to the Editor: A mother's struggle highlights impossible choices due to Israeli occupation

Readers respond to articles by 'Irish Examiner' writers including Donal O'Keeffe, Breda Graham, and Jess Casey — as well as other readers' letters 

Donal O’Keeffe reported that Zainab Eid won a scholarship to UCC but now feels forced to choose
between caring for her four-year-old son and her dream of a physiotherapy qualification in Ireland. File picture

The story of Zainab Eid, highlighted in Donal O’Keeffe’s article (Irish Examiner, August 5) is a painful exemplar of the almost impossible choices faced by Palestinians living under brutal Israeli occupation. Not only do I feel that her son must be allowed to accompany her if she is to come to Ireland, but her whole family needs to be considered.

The Irish Government has been shameful in its failure to advocate for the basic human dignity of Palestinian people and has shown far more sympathy toward the murderous and genocidal entity that is oppressing Palestinians and many others in the region.