Criticism Mairead Maguire

1 criticism

1.1 nobel prize decision , peace people movement
1.2 prize money controversy
1.3 jewish , israeli reactions

criticism
nobel prize decision , peace people movement

referring decision award mairead maguire , betty williams 1976 nobel peace prize, journalist michael binyon of times commented, nobel committee has made controversial awards before. have appeared reward hope rather achievement. described sadly negligible 2 women s contribution bringing peace northern ireland.

alex maskey of sinn féin charged @ time of troubles, peace people movement hijacked british government , used turn public opinion against irish republicanism. me , others, peace people , intentions exploited , absorbed british state policy, maskey opined.

derek brown, belfast correspondent guardian, wrote maguire , betty williams both formidably articulate and, in best possible sense, utterly naive. described call end violence in response of people awesomely impractical demand.

in extensive study of peace people movement, rob fairmichael found peace people seen being more anti-ira anti-uda, i.e. less loyal republican factions loyalist ones. fairmichael noted betty williams , mairead corrigan beaten numerous times , @ times leaders threatened hostile crowd. fairmichael noted, examples of forms of extreme negative reactions took.

prize money controversy

while nobel prize laureates keep prize money, not uncommon prize winners donate prize money scientific, cultural or humanitarian causes. upon announcing intention keep prize funds, maguire , williams severely criticised. move angered many people, including members of peace people, , fuelled unpleasant rumours 2 women. rob fairmichael writes of gossip of fur coats , concludes prize money controversy perceived public, in context of peace people’s eventual decline, problematic.

jewish , israeli reactions

in wake of 2009 gaza flotilla, ben-dror yemini, popular columnist israeli daily ma ariv, wrote maguire obsessed israel. there lunatic coalition not concern slaughtered in sri lanka or oppressed tibetans. see struggle against israeli satan. further charged maguire chose identify population elected openly antisemitic movement lead – 1 raison d etre destruction of jewish state.

eliaz luf, deputy head of israeli foreign mission canada, has argued maguire s activism plays hands of hamas , other terrorist organisations in gaza.

michael elterman, chairman of canada-israel committee pacific region, warned maguire s actions, though well-intentioned, have promoted hateful, antisemitic agenda.

in 4 october 2010 editorial entitled disingenuous nobel laureate, jerusalem post called maguire s comparison of israel s nuclear weapons gas chambers of auschwitz outrageous , maintained israel can , must use sovereignty stop people maguire seeking endanger lives of israeli citizens. post applauded maguire s expulsion israel, not because of maguire s outrageous comparison in 2004 of israel’s purported nuclear capability auschwitz’s gas chambers, nor because of absurd, reprehensible accusation made in court monday israel “apartheid state” perpetrating “ethnic cleansing against palestinians,” because had taken “actions undermine israel’s ability protect itself.”

the post argued if maguire , others “truly desire improve lives of gazans, should send humanitarian aid in coordination israel,” pressure hamas “and other radical islamists control gaza strip stop senseless ballistic attacks on israeli towns , villages, kibbutzim , moshavim,” , “insist hamas provide gaza’s citizens stable, responsible leadership respects human rights , religious freedom, accept un-recognized right of jewish people self-determination , political sovereignty in historical homeland.” maguire “seems more intent on enabling israel’s terrorist enemies,” exploiting “charges of humanitarian crisis in gaza in order empower hamas terrorists.” jewish , israeli opinion not negative. following june 2010 gaza flotilla raid, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu careful distinguish between mairead maguire s nonviolent resistance aboard rachel corrie, referred flotilla of peace activists – whom disagree, right different opinion respect, , conduct of activists aboard other 6 vessels, described flotilla of hate, organized violent, terrorism-supporting extremists. gideon levy defended mairéad maguire in israeli newspaper haaretz in october 2010, calling victim of state terror after israel refused allow enter country , kept detained several days.