Petition to boycott the White House on Patrick's Day garners over 2,000 signatures

A petition calling for all politicians and political parties to boycott the White House’s St Patrick’s Day event, in relations to the US governement’s involvement in the genocide in Gaza, has received over 2,000 signatures.

The petition is endorsed by 22 Irish political groups, including Artists Against Genocide, Derry IPSC, the Derry Anti-War Coalition, Teachers for Palestine, Louth ISPC and many more.

Last year’s petition of the same name had received over 20,000 signatures, resulting in “several prominent politicians not going, as well as protests in Ireland and the US against the betrayal,” according to a press release.

In recent figures published by The Lancets, the number of people killed in the genocide in Gaza is of approximately 68,000, with over 100,000 maimed and injured.

“Every step of this genocide has been funded and supported by the United States,” the petition’s press release states. “Our governments have paid lip service rather than take any meaningful action against Israel.”

They did clarify that “through constant lobbying and pressure,” Ireland officially joined in the case taken by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza last month.

Click here to sign the petition.

Find below the full list of political groups endorsing the petition:

Derry IPSC
Mid Ulster IPSC
Cairde Palestine
Gaels Against Genocide
Mothers Against Genocide
QUB Palestine Assembly
Artists Against Genocide
Teachers for Palestine
Fermoy IPSC
D7 For Palestine
Lurgan IPSC
Minority teachers Ireland
Louth IPSC
The People of Clare Against Genocide
BadAds
Hcworkers for Palestine
Derry Anti-War Coalition
Swords For Palestine
United Against Racism NW
BDS Strabane
NYirish4palestine
South Kerry Friends Of Palestine