Ireland Elects Pro-Palestine President In Rebuke To Establishment Parties

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau ChiefDUBLIN (Worthy News) – Official results showed Monday that Ireland, a member of the European Union, has elected an outspoken independent lawmaker known for her criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza and her distrust of EU defense policies.Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, 68, secured 63 percent of the vote in a landslide victory on Saturday, comfortably defeating her center-right rival, former Cabinet minister Heather Humphre