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Israel closing their embassy in Dublin Read OP for Mod Warning added 19/12/24

Raichų

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/israel-to-close-its-embassy-in-dublin-due-to-extreme-anti-israel-policy-of-irish-government/a753981536.html

“Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out, I don’t want ass prints on my new door”

due to the governments “anti Israel policies” (lmao) Israel have decided their closing their embassy in Dublin and reportedly will be looking to direct resources to Moldova and other countries which are not holding them to account.

And that’s what this is all about honestly, Ireland is not letting them off the hook and they’re running with tails between their legs. Bye so.

Mod warning 19/12/24: Given some of the comments in this thread tonight I might remind some to read the forum charter regarding hate speech. Take a step back and think before you post because breaches of this manner are being dealt with via way of lengthy forum bans. Two posters went way beyond the pale of civil discussion and went straight into ridiculous generalisations that serve no purpose other than spreading hate.

This thread is now basically becoming a carbon copy of the other thread on the Israel conflict so can we stick to the topic of the embassy being closed or this one will be locked and posters will be directed to discuss all matters in the other thread.

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Glenomra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959171#Comment_122959171

What spine have we shown. Madea few critical remarks on Israeli behaviour and joined the case in the ICC. Whether we have spine or not will evident from now on, as the repercussions emerge, starting with our exclusion, I expect from the St. Patrick's day presentation in the White House. Soon we will see how much spine our government has. Personally I have my doubts.

My name is URL

The amount of **** dopes (not just here) that think Intel are going to relocate due to this.

Are these people for real or is it just the last thing they can clutch at to try and silence a nation?

If Intel were to leave one area of production right now; why would it be Ireland? With its stable government, borders, infrastructure, English speakers, Monetary Unions, etc etc

Why would they not want to get out of Israel instead, which has nothing but uncertainty on the horizon. When the leader of that country is a hares breath away from a prison sentence, and when their cabinet is filled with neurotics?

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122958864#Comment_122958864

Na this is better. Show them up for the spoilt cry babies that they are.

They can kill scores of children but can't take a bit of criticism without having a flounce.

Btw closing an embassy is the greatest form of political virtue signalling. Pure gesture politics.

cnocbui

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959319#Comment_122959319

Explain how having diplomatic relations with Israel protects irish troops in the region:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/killing-of-irish-soldier-by-israelis-believed-to-be-deliberate-and-unprovoked-1.3332492

https://www.thejournal.ie/israeli-military-fired-threat-unifil-base-lebanon-peacekeepers-6512750-Oct2024/

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/israeli-official-expelled-over-use-of-fake-passports-1.678818

drury..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959501#Comment_122959501

I don't need to

I don't believe it protects them

dmcdona

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122958725#Comment_122958725

Given Intel pulled a $25bn investment in Israel just 4 months ago and invested close to $20bn in Kildare in the last 2 years, Intel is well able to judge where the moral high ground is.

Danzy

Last week was a good week for those of us who back democracy in the middle east.

This week not so good Israel pull the plug on having relationship with a State whose political elite are like a student union, Iran brings in a law for not wearing a hijab that has 15 yr sentences and death penalty option. This is who we are opening an embassy with, largely because they are resolute enemies of the "Jews, gays and wimmin" that make up Israel.

Who knows what else will be fitted in during the next 12 months.

patnor1011

This "senior management in the US is worried by the stance of some sections of the Irish population regarding Israel" is precious.

Majority of internationals including Intel are not here because of our love for Israel but because of lucrative taxes and subsidies they receive.

Lets hope that when embassy close the shop they also leave behind all those Irish passports they collected over the years. Lets not forget they so love to use them when they are up to some dirty stuff.

The wont be leaving this is just test tantrum to see if it works. Israel needs every market they can export their stuff and cant really afford not to make money because they will need more of them due to all the wars they wage with most of their neighbors.

Jack Daw

Really we shouldn't be taking a strong stand on any International issues for the simple reason that we have no armed forces and are almost totally reliant on FDI for our economic prosperity.If we were a real country with proper leadership we would have a proper military and also a much healthier domestic economy.Truth is all our stances on international issues are completely hollow and purely done by our politicians to virtue signal.

It's interesting though that we never take a stance against and Arab or Muslim country which has been committing war crimes.Fact is our politicians are filled with student union lefty types who just hate Israel and turn a blind eye when it comes to other atrocities committed by countries.There been **** all criticism from our politicians of Saudi human rights violations and what they did in Yemen, **** all condemnation of Iranian human rights violations, there is definitely an air of Israel being treated differently by politicians in Ireland compared to other countries, and what annoys me about this is that this doesn't reflect the general population who I suspect would rather we just kept our heads down and got on with things and not be started diplomatic rows for the sake of it all the time.Most people in Ireland don't give a toss about what happens in the middle east.

Madeoface

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959434#Comment_122959434

Spot on. Plus Israel just announced it is doubling it's illegal settlement of Syria in the Golan. 'Security'.

Why does it need such security again...oh yeah, it persecutes and annhilates non Jews. Israel has become less of a country and more of an apartheid ideology at this stage.

Keep the embassy empty.

For the benefit of the Zionist apologists on here, the EU recognizes Hamas as a terrorist organisation. As Ireland does. I seem to remember it was netanyahu that helped the pigs of Hamas prosper too in order to split the Palestinians and weaken Arafat.

Good riddance.

NiceFella

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959454#Comment_122959454

That is a confused post? So your saying we haven't shown any spine. Yet you think we won't have the st.Patricks event at the White house. Which is it?

Odhinn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959546#Comment_122959546

Syria was under sanctions, as was/is Iran, Sudan, Myanamar, Yemen, Russia etc. What sanctions are Israel under?

dmcdona

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959556#Comment_122959556

Israel's need for Golan is more to do with water than physical security.

The expansion of settlements there is just a bonus.

Quitelife

Good riddance to the Israel murderers!

volchitsa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959546#Comment_122959546

Yes, absolutely this. Ireland is the small boy in the class who thinks he can square up to tougher boys because his big brother will protect him.

Unfortunately - and I mean that sincerely - Irish-American ties are far weaker than were a generation ago, and will not protect us much longer. Especially not if we try to get a sneaky punch in at the other little brothers like Israel just because they're vulnerable (since we don't seem to care much about war and murder anywhere else, and they feel they were attacked first in this instance).

So yeah, especially with Trump arriving, this is a very bad thing for Ireland. And was unnecessary. We managed, for example, not to fall out with Saudi Arabia when they deliberately called in a journalist in order to murder him in cold blood. Or if individuals don't interst you, there are the hundreds of thousands they've killed in Yemen. Crickets about that in Ireland.

Jack Daw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959569#Comment_122959569

Not by us though , by the international community, we just went along with it without a care one way or the other.

Which is exactly what we should be doing in this instance.

Our politicians didn't give a toss about any of those issues but as soon as Israel does wrong their is a race by them all to condemn them.

I think the Israelis are complete scumbags by the way I just don't like our politicians obvious double standards when it comes to commenting on world issues.

Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122958687#Comment_122958687

Take it an opportunity and go and live there. You spend so much time waxing lyrical about the country and its denizens. You never know, they might even give you automatic weapons and a house belonging to a Palestinian family to say thanks for your support.

drury..

Idf are trigger happy dirtbags

It's useful to have diplomatic contacts if an issue arises with our troops

No suggestion from me this protects our troops from the lunatic idf

Whats all the talk about RBB here on this issue

Who's listening to him ?

Kermit.de.frog

I notice the Daily Telegraph has a rather sober headline article on this but can't resist getting the dig in at the very end

The country has long held a policy of neutrality, and in 1945 Eamon da Valera offered Germany condolences on the death of Hitler

Donald Trump

Would it cut down on their opportunities to be cloning more of our passports to use on extra-territorial murder missions?

drury..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959643#Comment_122959643

Sure Higgins is still at that crack 😁

Weren't we sorry about castro

Dick phelan

I'm sure all the big Palestinian companies will keep us employed. We've embassies of numerous dictatorships yet somehow our worst relationship is with the only democracy in the Middle East. Our virtue signalling will come back to bite us. We still have a Russian Embassy for example.

ceadaoin.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122958609#Comment_122958609

Historically, there have been very few jews in Ireland but there still has been at least one incident of organised anti semitism, the limerick boycott, after which the majority of Jewish families left

volchitsa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959698#Comment_122959698

And more recently:

https://twitter.com/RachelMoiselle/status/1855283664927576488

Podge_irl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959597#Comment_122959597

I find the general discourse around the Middle East in Ireland to be incredibly stupid. However it matters to our FDI not one tiny iota and pretending it does is just hysterical nonsense.

DayInTheBog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959669#Comment_122959669

But the russian embassy isn't Jewish.

Funny that we are keeping our embassy in Israel despite what our government thinks of them.

Looks like we'll be flying through Hamas flag outside Leinster house on a permanent basis our love for a terrorist state is so great.

Rubberchikken

Shameful that people think Israel should not defend itself against terrorism.

The iriah giv would be better employed trying to sort out this country and leaving other countries to govern themselves.

Simple Simon and his ilk have done an absolute shambles of a job in the.past and should keep their opinions and interference to themselves and get on with what voters put them in their comfy positions.

drury..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959270#Comment_122959270

This is nonsense right

Who even listens to rbb nevermind him dictating policy

He's a fringe protest politician with an imaginary money tree up his swiss roll

mulbot

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122959739#Comment_122959739

People with half a brain can see Israel's response at this stage has nothing to do with self defence, they're satisfying their instincts for theft, murder and more.

ArcadiaJunction

I am delighted this happened. Over the moon. The Irish Establishment just suicided themselves for social media likes and hearts rather than looking after actual issues in this country. The Gombeen Ascendency have really done it this time. All the Late Late Toy Shows in the world won't save them now. For the first time ever the RTE Canteen and Leo's a Ledge 'Lovely Man' types are discovering words and actions have consequences and with Trump back in Jan it is going to get real interesting. They have not only backed the losing team, they have backed the losing team on every league.

This is on par with Dev sending a letter of condolences to the German Embassy in 1945 but will have far more profound implications as within six months when all this settles down Ireland will be very alone on the world stage and all because of the Gombeens who run this clown show and the 'Lovely Men' who keep voting these inter-generational NPCs into office.

*Popcorn for when the recession kicks in and US companies move back to the US*