“When I travel around the world, leaders often ask me why the Irish sympathize with the Palestinian people. The answer is simple, we see our history in their eyes. Displacement, dispossession, lack of acceptance of their national identity, forced migration, discrimination and the story of hunger.”
-- Former Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar
‘Deep Slander, Defamation’ – Ireland Hits Back at Israel’s ‘Antisemitism’ ClaimPresident Michael D Higgins says accusations of anti-Semitism are ‘gross defamation’Ireland’s intervention in the genocide case against Israel in the International Criminal Court was the latest in a series of “steps, initiatives, statements” that have caused the Israeli government to regard Ireland as “the most extreme country against Israel internationally” and to close its embassy in Dublin, the Israeli ambassador Dana Erlich has said.
Her comments come as President Michael D Higgins hit back at claims from Israel that Ireland’s position was motivated by anti-Semitism as “gross defamation”.
In an interview with The Irish Times, Ms Erlich also said that concern in Jerusalem about the Occupied Territories Bill was a “big factor” in the decision to close the embassy. The Bill is regarded by friends and critics of Israel as a significant step in isolating the country and is likely to be reintroduced by the next government.
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