The rag is burning between Ireland and Israel. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this Sunday, December 15 in a press release that it had ordered the closure of its embassy in Dublin after initiatives “ anti-Israeli “, believing that Ireland had ” crossed all the red lines », reports Le Figaro.
« Ireland’s anti-Semitic actions and rhetoric against Israel are rooted in the delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state, as well as double standards. Ireland has crossed all the red lines in its relations with Israel “, affirmed the head of Israeli diplomacy, Gideon Saar, in this press release.
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Ireland regrets Israeli decision
In the process, Ireland reacted by deploring “a deeply regrettable decision on the part of the Netanyahu government. I totally reject the claim that Ireland is anti-Israeli.”wrote Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris on his X account.
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Relations between Ireland and Israel have deteriorated profoundly in recent months following a series of Irish decisions. Last spring, Ireland announced, alongside Norway and Spain, the recognition of a State of Palestine, provoking the ire of Israel.
Ireland also supported proceedings brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, where the country has been at war against the Hamas terrorist group since October 7, 2023, the day of the unprecedented attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil.
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