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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

Ireland

Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting dark and shadowy Israeli soldiers on the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 19, 2024. (Paul Ellis/AFP)
May 27, 2025, 8:54 pm
Ireland’s cabinet formally backs trade ban on West Bank settlements
Irish FM says bill, which parliament could take up later this year, is ‘small measure’ meant to ‘maximize the pressure and conditions to bring about a ceasefire’ in Gaza
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald reacts after arriving at the count at the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
February 21, 2025, 4:02 pm
Irish politicians to boycott annual White House visit over Trump’s Gaza plan
Opposition Sinn Fein says leaders won’t attend St. Patrick’s Day event, calling US plan to resettle Gazans a ‘threat of mass expulsion’
By AFP, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters march in Dublin, Ireland, January 13, 2024. (Screen capture: X/Fergal O'Brien, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 13, 2025, 7:38 pm
Ireland’s anti-Israel stance has Jews on edge: ‘We feel unheard and unseen’
‘Nuanced antisemitism’ has upended pre-Oct. 7 sense of security, says community leader: ‘Demonization of Israel gets to our core’; many said thinking for first time of leaving
By AFP and ToI Staff
Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins speaking at the state Holocaust memorial ceremony in Dublin, Ireland, January 26, 2025. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 27, 2025, 11:57 pm
Irish president’s Holocaust memorial speech sparks anger from country’s Jews
Michael Higgins’s address highlighted Gaza war, which country’s chief rabbi decries as an attempt to ‘politicize’ the memorial ceremony
By AFP
Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
January 15, 2025, 11:58 am
Irish Jews cry foul over ‘antisemitic’ president’s planned Holocaust memorial speech
Michael Higgins accused of downplaying and fanning anti-Jewish sentiment, making him an ‘inappropriate’ choice for January 26 commemoration, Jewish leader says
By ToI Staff
Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris awaits the arrival of Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati at Government Buildings, Tithe an Rialtais, in Dublin, on October 25, 2024. (Paul Faith / AFP)
December 27, 2024, 1:27 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 27: Day 448 – Irish stew over Israeli embassy closure. What’s next?
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman dives deep into the roots of apparent Irish animus against the Jewish state and harkens to the mandate period when ideologies were more aligned
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Troops of the IDF's 91st Division operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on December 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 16, 2024, 2:27 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 16: Day 437 – How is the ceasefire holding? ToI reports from Lebanon
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman updates us on renewed optimism for a Gaza hostage release deal and why Israel is shuttering its embassy in Ireland
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting dark and shadowy Israeli soldiers on the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 19, 2024. (Paul Ellis/AFP)
November 23, 2024, 6:22 pm
Amid anti-Israel hostility, Irish Jews say antisemitism is now rooted in public schools
As already critical atmosphere intensifies since the Oct. 7 massacre, new report reveals unwelcoming classrooms and skewed lessons on Jews that the government is slow to address
By Deborah Danan
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during the 'World in Progress Barcelona' Forum in Barcelona on October 14, 2024. (LLUIS GENE / AFP)
October 14, 2024, 5:14 pm
Spanish PM urges EU to accept bid to end free trade with Israel
Pedro Sanchez also calls on international community to stop selling arms to Israel after UNIFIL soldiers were hurt in ground offensive in Lebanon
By ToI Staff and Reuters
The inauguration ceremony of Rabbi Yoni Wieder as chief rabbi of Ireland was held at the Dublin Hebrew Synagogue, May 21, 2024. (Ros Kavanagh/ Courtesy Office of the Chief Rabbi of Ireland via JTA)
September 2, 2024, 6:49 am
At 28, Ireland’s new chief rabbi is leading an aging population in a time of turmoil
As the first to hold the position since 2008, Rabbi Yoni Wieder faces challenges on multiple fronts, integrating new and old community members amid unprecedented anti-Israel bias
By Shira Li Bartov
A picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 3, 2023, shows Israeli drones flying over the Palestinian territory. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
August 21, 2024, 5:26 pm
Ireland said open to buying Israeli drones despite being fierce critic over Gaza war
Irish military sources tell newspaper there are ‘no restrictions’ on purchasing military equipment from Israel, noting its global reputation for drone production
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a statement against the decision of three European countries to recognize a Palestinian state on May 22, 2024. (Screen capture);
May 22, 2024, 9:49 pm
‘Reward for terror’: PM condemns move by 3 countries to recognize Palestinian state
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls to punish Palestinian Authority by withholding transfer of tax funds, drawing reprimand from senior White House aide
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A boy waves a Palestinian flag as demonstrators march during a protest in support of Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, on January 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
May 22, 2024, 1:49 pm
Daily Briefing May 22: Day 229 – Trio of countries to recognize Palestine. Why now?
Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren and diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on the announcements from Spain, Norway and Ireland – and the chances that PM Netanyahu will follow suit
By ToI Staff
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell rings a bell to signify the start of a meeting of EU foreign and development ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
May 10, 2024, 4:37 pm
EU foreign policy chief: When Spain and Ireland recognize Palestine, others will join
Ahead of UN vote on Palestinian membership, Josep Borrell says Slovenia, Belgium to take steps toward recognition; Dublin, Madrid set to make move on May 21
By Reuters
A student from the Public University of Navarra passes next to banners in Basque and Spanish supporting Palestinians and calling to "combat, denormalize and destroy Israel," in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Wednesday, April 8, 2024. (AP/Alvaro Barrientos)
May 9, 2024, 12:31 pm
Ireland, Spain could recognize Palestinian statehood later this month — report
Formal announcement likely coming May 21 after symbolic UN vote on Palestinian membership Friday, Irish broadcaster says; Malta, Slovenia have said they intend to take same step
By Reuters
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