Ithamar Handelman Smith explores why some people in Northern Ireland appear to have taken sides in the Middle East conflict. Are familiar sectarian rivalries being played out?

Israeli flags are hoisted on Sandy Row and Palestinian flags fly over the Falls Road. Israeli journalist Ithamar Handelman Smith is intrigued by why some people in Northern Ireland have taken sides in the Middle Eastern conflict. He tries to discover if this tribal support is simply an extension of the old familiar religious sectarian rivalries or if it means something deeper?