[2] Connolly had a blog promoting conservative libertarianism and pro-Israel positions, under the title "Cranky Notions" (formerly "The System Works").
He has criticised the General Synod of the Church of England for endorsing the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, a group he claims has an anti-Israel bias and a history of misleading the public about its own activities.
[7] He has also accused the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Trócaire, of being dominated by pro-Palestinian activists[8] and stirring up Antisemitism.
[9][10] On 6 November 2011, Connolly published a picture of the Irish politician Chris Andrews smiling and shaking hands with Bashar al-Assad of Syria.
[11] Days later, the journalist Eoghan Harris spoke about the picture in response to criticism from Andrews on Newstalk 106, and said he wished to see it printed in his newspaper.