West Jerusalem has accused Ireland of “crossing every red line” in its stance towards the war in Gaza.
Israel has announced the closure of its embassy in Ireland, citing “extreme” policies towards the Jewish state, including the accusations of committing genocide of Palestinians.
The decision to shut down the diplomatic outpost “was made in light of the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
The actions and antisemitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel are rooted in the delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state, along with double standards,” Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said. “Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel.”
“Israel will invest its resources in advancing bilateral relations with countries worldwide according to priorities that also take into account the attitudes and actions of these states toward Israel,” Saar added.
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said he was “deeply disappointed” by Israel’s decision. “Keeping channels open has never been more important so that we can better understand each other’s positions, even when we disagree.”
Harris denied that Ireland was anti-Israel. “Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-international law,” he said.
Dublin has consistently called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and, in May 2024, formally recognized the State of Palestie, drawing the ire of West Jerusalem. On Wednesday, the Irish government backed the genocide case filed to the International Court of Justice by South Africa.
“There has been a collective punishment of the Palestinian people through the intent and impact of military actions of Israel in Gaza, leaving 44,000 dead and millions of civilians displaced,” the Irish government said in a statement.
Israel has rejected the accusation of genocide as “absurd,” insisting that Hamas should be blamed for civilian deaths in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) accused the armed group of using Palestinian civilians as human shields and said that its operation in Gaza would continue until the threat from Hamas is eliminated. Israeli similarly dismissed the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for senior officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel can close their embassy here as well.
Ha you beat me.
I don’t know where ‘here’ is, but if it’s NZ, I couldn’t agree more.
The luck of the Irish really is a thing…maybe some will rub off on us…….and the murderer’s will hit the road…..
And as for that flag.
The “Star of David” was adopted by the First Zionist Congress (in 1897) as a symbol, and it is seen on the flags of the Zionist Organization and of the State of Israel.
The name “Star of David” originated in the 13th century in Kabbalah—the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible—where it is a magic symbol associated with the pentagram. It is very commonly known that the pentagram is directly associated with witchcraft and occultism.
The star symbol continues down through the occult to the Jewish Mayer Amschel Bauer, who, in the 18th century, changed his name to depict the red six-pointed star (or shield) which he had hung on his door in Germany, and thus began the family of the “Red Shield” or Rothschild.
The red six-point star had served as a crest for the Jewish Rothschild family, which influenced the Zionist movement to accept the star of David as the chief symbol of Judaism. The were a Jewish family, but it is not a symbol of Judaism.
The Rothschilds were instrumental in raising up the Zionist Movement in 1896, in funding its activities, and then forcing the occultist leaders of Israel in 1948 to adopt the hexagram as their national symbol.
The “Star of David” was adopted by the First Zionist Congress (in 1897) as a symbol, and it is seen on the flags of the Zionist Organization and of the State of Israel.
Good riddance
Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. (Acts 7:43)
110.