Israel\u2019s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar announced the closure of the country\u2019s embassy in Ireland on Sunday, accusing Ireland of \u201cextreme anti-Israel policies.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThe actions and antisemitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel are rooted in the delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state, along with double standards. Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel,\u201d Sa\u2019ar said, according to a foreign ministry statement. <\/p>\n
\u201cIsrael 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,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
The statement pointed to action taken by the Irish government, including Ireland\u2019s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, and its support for South Africa\u2019s legal action against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). <\/p>\n
Yair Lapid, Israel\u2019s opposition leader, criticized the move in a post on X, calling it a \u201cvictory for anti-Semitism and anti-Israel organizations.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThe way to deal with criticism is not to run away, but to stay and fight!\u201d <\/p>\n
His comments sparked backlash from Sa\u2019ar, who on his own X account wrote: \u201cShame on you, Yair!\u2026 This is clear anti-Semitism based on delegitimization, dehumanization and double standards towards the Jewish state.\u201d <\/p>\n
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris described Israel\u2019s decision as \u201cdeeply regrettable.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI utterly reject the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel. Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-International law,\u201d he wrote on X. <\/p>\n
Dublin in March said it would intervene in a genocide case against Israel at the ICJ, reflecting the country\u2019s long-standing position of solidarity with the Palestinian cause. <\/p>\n
The case was first brought to the ICJ by South Africa, and in an initial ruling in January, the court ordered Israel to \u201ctake all measures within its power\u201d to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopped short of accusing it of genocide. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar announced the closure of the country\u2019s embassy in Ireland on Sunday, accusing Ireland of \u201cextreme anti-Israel policies.\u201d \u201cThe actions and antisemitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel are rooted in the delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state, along with double standards. Ireland has crossed every red line in its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}