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

the problem is no irish government has never called out the Chinese leadership for what they do to millions of their own people. China is too powerful to criticise.

That clear hypocrisy from our political leaders is why people will say Ireland has a problem specifically with Israel and antisemitism.

How can you defend that narrative, when there are nations like Saudi Arabia getting the soccer World Cup and our government is silent on this, also silent on Qatar World Cup.

Syria under Assad committed terrible crimes against their own people and that has been known for years but where was our governments strong stance on that , also silent because they did not want to annoy America, the UK, France and Turkey.

It’s the hypocrisy I can’t stand.

that statement is as valid as saying the church has a problem with sex.
My answer to both idealogies: it doesn't.

So we're somehow abusing people who don't even live here? Yes, the numbers are tiny and the antisemitic sentiment is even smaller. Dislike for zionist pricks is quite high though.

Israel claimed Ireland crossed Israeli red lines. Anyone have any Idea of what the red lines were?

Shame that with our reputation as an honest broker and our history of oppression and conflict resolution we couldn’t have offered ourselves quietly and diplomatically as an agent for discourse and discussion in an attempt to help resolve this awful situation.
BUT sadly in the age we live in and an impending general election that would never work. Virtue signalling and posturing superseded diplomatic common sense.
We now find ourselves totally on the outside with no ability whatsoever to influence the outcome.

Why " should we " ? ?

There were justifiable complaints about this in the past , thinking of the Magdalene Laundries, abuse within the Catholic Church and other institutions run by Church and State , not to mention Ireland turning its gaze away from what Hitler and his regime were doing the Jews at that time .

The hypocrisy now of some of the same people saying that to criticize murder of innocent's by its own military and regime is us being somehow " nosy" or " anti semitic" is ironic .Its laughable and a bit pathetic .

As long as everyone was criticizing the appalling events of October 7th it was fine , but the continued reaction to that of Netanyahu and the IDF bombing of homes and hospitals and killing women children , and starving the remaining Gazans while they're shunted north, south , east and west on the small strip of land , picking off those who are not killed by famine and disease ...it's disgusting and horrific.

Do Harris & Martin really believe that Irish people who are adversely impacted by policies of the Irish government will forget about those policies just because the government is supporting an international court case about a war that is nothing to do with Ireland?

Anyone who calls Ireland's position "virtue signalling" is a snivelling coward who think no one should act or speak unless they can affect immediate real change. Like everyone should know their place and just accept genocide since they aren't in a position to stop it.

I'm sure Israelis and Jews aren't of the opinion that that's how people should have acted when they were being persecuted throughout history.

Shuts embassy in fit of pique.

Now they can get on with the business of killing small children without bothersome Ireland having an opinion on it.

Its not a myth. He didn't sign a book of condolences though

I don't believe that most Irish politicians, and indeed people, realise the depth of American support for Israel, from all religious and ethnic backgrounds, regardless of what barbarous crimes the Israelis commit. That's why I believe that in the anti-Israeli policy that our government have adopted, they have forgotten their main interest, which is the welfare of Irish citizens and the Irish economy which pays for same. I went online to look at what some 'ordinary' or 'extraordinary' American people are saying. From Breitbart which is 'an American far-right syndicated news, opinion, and commentary website'. Totally biased I accept, but an interesting insight into how so many Trump supporters view this episode and a indication of how people in the incoming administration might behave towards Ireland. 418 people, many of Irish ancestry, contributed, a miscellany of fact, fiction, exaggeration and vitriol. A few excerpts;

'I am deeply ashamed , for the sake of my dear Irish mum and her family , ashamed that the Irish government are pursuing a sham legal proceeding based upon anti-semitic propaganda . "How dare the Isaraelis defend themselves ?" There is no justification for this frivolous lawsuit .'

'Morality has always been a problem for some Irish nationalists, with the IRA happily working with Hitler in World War 2 against the British. Until the Nazis gave up on them for being utterly incompetent. But allying themselves with the cause of Hamas, after their mass rape and murder attack on civilians in Israel, is a new low. Those images of a few surviving Jewish women staggering along with blood all down their trousers clearly do not bother the Irish government.'

'To say nothing of the thousands of Irish citizens who joined the British military to fight Hitler. When the war was over and they came back home to Ireland, only to discover they were hated and discriminated against. The Irish legislature, the Oireachtas, apologized to them 58 years later. In 2013, the Irish government formally apologized for the way they treated Irish men who fought in the British Army during World War II, issuing a pardon to those considered "deserters" for joining the British forces, recognizing the unfair treatment they faced upon returning home due to Ireland's neutrality during the war. Ireland is a country today that matters less than the Seychelles.'

'Ireland elected a Muslim PM whose wife was visiting a family in Gaza during October 7th Think about it. The highest state official has a family in Gaza. Also, why would anyone visit a “concentration camp” while on vacation? Anyway, Ireland, please remember the Lord is real, when you sink down to hell under Sharia law.'

'Ireland claimed to be neutral during WW2 but allowed the Germans to refuel their Wolfpack submarines there.'

'When news came through on 2 May 1945 that Hitler was dead, Ireland's leader Eamon de Valera called on the German Minister, Eduard Hempel, 'to offer condolences' on his death. Nothing but sympathy for the Nazis was behind this, since Germany had absolutely lost the war, Russians were moving into Berlin, and the German armies surrendered a few days later. Ireland today is hideously antisemitic.'

Repeat after me: Criticising Israeli government action =/= Anti Jewish.

And Intel will be looking at their investments within Ireland and Israel and thinking - "which country has the secure supply chains." That is all

About 3500 according to news reports this morning

Exactly this. The type of people that don't give a toss if kids are getting blown to bits as long as their bottom line isn't affected come Friday. Pretty sick attitude to have.