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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 465

Israel-Ireland relations

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30, 2024. (AP/Peter Dejong)
January 8, 2025, 4:38 am
Ireland files motion to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
Dublin officially asks to join case against Israel at ICC, after its government’s vote to do so led Jerusalem to announce closure of Dublin embassy
By Lazar Berman and 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
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar addresses the press ahead of his New Hope party's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, December 16, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
December 18, 2024, 10:27 am
‘Antisemitic liar’: FM blasts Irish president’s claim Israel wants to settle Egypt
After announcing closure of Dublin embassy, Sa’ar rips into Ireland’s Higgins for saying Israel is breaching Lebanese and Syrian sovereignty
By ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar addresses the press ahead of his New Hope party's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, December 16, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
December 17, 2024, 5:29 am
FM Sa’ar defends Dublin embassy closure, brands Irish premier an antisemite
Top Israeli diplomat accuses Ireland of having ‘encouraged’ Jew hatred, slams it for backing ‘politicized proceedings’ against Israel at ICC
By Lazar Berman and Sam Sokol
Protesters at an Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration in Dublin on November 17, 2012 (PETER MUHLY / AFP)
December 15, 2024, 7:33 pm
Israel to close its embassy in Dublin due to Ireland’s ‘extreme anti-Israel policy’
Irish PM calls move ‘deeply regrettable’; FM Sa’ar announces new embassy in Moldova, says Israel ‘giving weight’ to countries that are ‘interested in strengthening ties’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
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
The Meitarim Industrial Zone, near the Meitarim farm outpost in the South Hebron Hills, West Bank, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean).
October 22, 2024, 9:16 pm
Ireland eyes revival of bill to ban trade with Israeli settlements
Dublin says ICJ ruling against Israeli presence in West Bank and Gaza might free it from obligations to European Union trade policy that prevented same legislation passing in 2018
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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
Incoming coalition chairman Tzachi Hanegbi (L) and Transportation and Intelligence Minister Israel Katz (R) at a Knesset ceremony swearing in the new government on May 14, 2015 (Knesset Spokesperson)
June 17, 2024, 9:46 pm
Report: Hanegbi proposed demoting ties with states recognizing Palestine, was rebuffed
FM said to have rejected suggestion, accused national security adviser of attempting to impose policy that would lead to closure of Israeli overseas missions
By Lazar Berman
Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin holds a joint press conference with his Spanish and Norwegian counterparts at the the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union in Brussels on May 27, 2024. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
May 28, 2024, 11:17 am
Irish FM says EU mulling sanctions on Israel if it defies ICJ ruling on Rafah
Dublin’s top diplomat also says sanctions may be placed on officials who aid violent West Bank settlers, in comments ahead of move to officially recognize Palestinian state
By ToI Staff
File - Israel's Ambassador to Ireland, Dana Erlich, speaks during a Kristallnacht commemoration ceremony at the All Nations Church in Dublin, Ireland, November 9, 2023. (Screen capture: YouTube/All Nations Church, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 27, 2024, 6:39 pm
Envoy to Ireland, recalled amid Palestinian state row, warns tech industry may suffer
Israeli workers looking to relocate from emerald isle as Dublin recognizes Palestinian state, putting possible dent in countries’ robust IT trade relations, says Dana Erlich
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Spanish Ambassador Ana Sálomon Pérez (L), Norwegian Ambassador Per Egil Selvaag (C) and Irish Ambassador Sonya McGuinness watch footage of female soldiers being abducted from the Nahal Oz base on October 7 at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, May 23, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2024, 2:59 am
Ireland slams ‘totally unacceptable’ Israeli rebuke after envoy shown Oct. 7 footage
Irish deputy PM fumes at Jerusalem following dressing down of ambassadors from Ireland, Spain and Norway for moving to recognize Palestinian state
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Spanish ambassador Ana Sálomon Pérez, Norwegian ambassador Per Egil Selvaag and Irish ambassador Sonya McGuinness watch footage of female soldiers being abducted from the Nahal Oz base on October 7 at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, May 23, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 23, 2024, 10:20 pm
Summoned envoys from 3 nations recognizing Palestinian state shown new Oct. 7 footage
Spanish, Norwegian and Irish ambassadors view hostage-taking clip before being reprimanded; Spanish far-left minister slammed for saying ‘Palestine will be free from river to sea’
By Lazar Berman, Canaan Lidor and 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
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