Ireland

A week of escalating tensions in the Ireland-Israel phony war, marked by diplomatic clashes, embassy closure, and controversial statements.

Sa’ar and the current government would rather the immediate rush of populist applause at home than putting in the hard work to take the diplomatic fight to our partners abroad. 

TRADE AFFAIRS: Israel and Ireland both have tech industries as their main economic growth engines and are most clearly on a diplomatic collision course.

LEGAL AFFAIRS: The definition of genocide is firmly established in the Genocide Convention and explicitly requires clear evidence of an intent to destroy a protected group.

Israel closed its embassy in Ireland following anti-Israel policies, with Ambassador Dana Erlich supporting the move while Opposition Leader Lapid criticized it as "a victory for antisemitism."

Former Irish defense minister Alan Shatter talks to ‘Post’ after Israel closes Dublin embassy over Irish policies.

"Ireland is one of the most anti-Zionist countries in the Western world," Ireland's Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder told 'The Jerusalem Post.'

Higgins claimed that Netanyahu's characterization of Ireland as being antisemitic was part of a larger trend to damage Ireland.

I believe that the major benefit of the closure is to be found in demonstrative headlines and that the loss to Israel will prove greater than the gain.

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said the decision was deeply regrettable and rejected assertions that Ireland was anti-Israel.