Le decisioni finali sulle richieste di asilo siriane sono state sospese

Before this thread becomes a hotbed of people saying that all current Syrian refugees should be deported I want to highlight that there are Syrians who have assimilated into Ireland and we should be careful with blanket yes/no approaches on their status (although we should direct resources to resolve the question as rapidly as possible).

Id like to highlight the example of the below Syrian refugee who not only assimilated into our country but is contributing to our biodiversity and food industry through bee keeping. I hope he doesn’t go back to Syria.

https://irishhands.com/creative/donagh-bees/

Edit: to anyone who admires the worth ethic of this man why not support him by buying one of his gift boxes this Christmas. If you’ve only ever tried store-bought honey then I strongly advise to give real Irish wildflower honey a try. Store bought is often watered down with sugar syrups (watch out for ‘blend of EU and non EU’ on the label’ and is far inferior.

Wouldn’t hold my breath that Syria is particularly safe to go back to.

Perhaps a glib thing to say, but the region is a decrepit mess and is stumbling from one disaster to the next. The only semi-functioning Arab states are the ones with extreme hyrodcarbon wealth who can buy their way out of problems for now, and when that wealth is exhausted, they’ll revert to the mean – which is dysfunction, sectarianism and war.

I know someone who worked as a diplomat in the region for many years. He came away from the experience despondent as to the long term fate of the Middle East. There are very few signs things will get any better. The Arab Spring being a case in point. A huge opportunity for civil society to reform. Instead, the Muslim Brotherhood and agents of regression stepped into the void to send the place hurtling even further backwards.

Well now that Al Quada, sorry HTS rebels have taken over, I’m sure everything will be fine.