(Independent-Ireland) Jerome Reilly - Justice Minister Alan Shatter has launched a blistering attack on the Irish Palestinian Solidarity Group (IPSG), accusing them of "cyberbullying" the folk group Dervish who were forced to pull out of a planned concert in Israel. The band cancelled the tour planned for June, citing an "avalanche of negativity" and "venom" directed towards them on social media websites. Shatter, who is Jewish, said, "It is a great pity that the bullying tactics of the IPSG worked." He added that the IPSG's appeal to human rights "ignores the constitutional rights of Irish citizens and those who live in this state to get on with their lives, to travel and to perform around the world free from bullying, intimidation and discrimination." "It is particularly extraordinary that the orchestrated campaign targeted at Dervish occurred at a time when thousands have lost their lives in Syria and the IPSG have remained silent about the crimes against humanity."
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