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Israeli foreign minister calls Ireland's premier 'antisemitic'
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| News Date | Monday, December 16, 2024 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Israel's foreign minister has further intensified the country's diplomatic fallout with the Republic of Ireland by calling the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris "antisemitic".
This comes after Israel's decision to close its embassy in Dublin.
Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported that Gideon Saar, in a statement, cited Ireland's support for proceedings against Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICJ).
"Last night Ireland's antisemitic Prime Minister Simon Harris said in an interview 'Ireland is not anti-Israel but Ireland is absolutely anti the starvation of children'," Saar said.
He asked "is Israel starving children?" and went on to say his country was working to enable humanitarian aid to reach Gaza.
A spokesperson for the taoiseach said on Monday evening that Harris "will not be responding to personalised and false attacks".
They added that he "remains focused on the horrific war crimes being perpetrated in Gaza, standing up for human rights and international law and reflecting the views of so many people across Ireland who are so concerned at the loss of innocent, civilian lives". |
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