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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 532

Simon Coveney

In this April 9, 2018 photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark 'National Nuclear Day,' in Tehran, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
March 6, 2021, 5:41 pm
Irish foreign minister to meet Iran’s Rouhani in Tehran for nuclear deal talks
Diplomat to meet Iranian officials as part of UN Security Council role; foreign minister Zarif says Tehran will soon present a ‘constructive’ plan of action
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, left, meets with PM Netanyahu in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 2, 2019 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
December 3, 2019, 10:19 am
Visiting Israel, Irish FM says he’s open for ‘new thinking’ on peace process
But Simon Coveney insists on two-state solution; says Dublin ‘effectively blocked’ bill that would criminalize import of settlement goods
By Raphael Ahren
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, speaks during a EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the European Council in Brussels on November 20, 2018. (John Thys/AFP)
May 5, 2019, 11:16 pm
EU laments the ‘unspeakable suffering’ Gaza rockets inflict on Israelis
UN chief Guterres urges all parties to ‘exercise maximum restraint’; Irish FM Coveney says ‘unjust treatment of Gaza’ won’t be solved by violence or terrorist attacks
By Raphael Ahren
US Ambassador David Friedman, left, lighting a Hanukkah menorah, at the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem, on December 3, 2018. (Matty Stern/ US Embassy)
December 3, 2018, 8:20 pm
Top Irish diplomat scolds US envoy for feting Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
David Friedman’s Hanukkah-themed tweet is ‘provocative and biased’ and unhelpful on the path to peace, Simon Coveney says
By Raphael Ahren
Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, speaks to the media, at Iveagh House in Dublin, August 16, 2017. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
September 23, 2018, 2:42 pm
Irish FM: We’ll recognize Palestine if peace talks remain stalled
At press conference with PA foreign minister, Simon Coveney warns that ‘a lot of other countries in Europe’ are likely to do the same
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Irish Ambassador to Israel, Alison Kelly. (YouTube)
July 11, 2018, 10:36 pm
Israel summons Irish envoy for dressing down over anti-settlement bill
Alison Kelly to be reprimanded by Foreign Ministry officials after Irish Senate advances bill setting prison time for those who import settlement goods
By Raphael Ahren
The Irish Senate debating a bill that would ban trade with settlement goods, July 11, 2018 (screenshot: oireachtas.ie)
July 11, 2018, 7:30 pm
Ireland moves to criminalize trade with settlements, drawing Israeli ire
Palestinians welcome Irish Senate’s advancement of bill setting prison time for those who import settlement goods; proposal still faces hurdles to become law
By Raphael Ahren
Joint (Arab) List leader Ayman Odeh (C) leads the party's weekly faction at the Knesset, October 31, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 11, 2018, 2:06 pm
Arab Knesset party backs Irish bill to criminalize trade with settlements
Joint (Arab) List says Israel ‘deserves all the sanctions and boycotts,’ encourages European countries not to give in to ‘the Zionist lobby’
By Raoul Wootliff
Irish Senator Frances Black speaks ahead of of a Senate vote on the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, January 30, 2018 (screenshot www.oireachtas.ie)
July 4, 2018, 10:51 am
Israel slams ‘immoral’ Irish bill banning trade with settlements
Embassy in Dublin says bid to prohibit sale and import of settlement goods, which will be voted on next week, will empower Hamas
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: The site where a mortar shell from Gaza hit a kindergarten in southern Israel on May 29, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 29, 2018, 8:00 pm
International sympathy rains down as Israeli diplomats go on offensive
US calls rocket and mortar fire ‘reprehensible,’ Italy tweets solidarity, and Ireland blames Hamas, in flurry of condemnation of attacks from Gaza
By Raphael Ahren
Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, speaks to the media, at Iveagh House in Dublin, August 16, 2017. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
May 15, 2018, 1:33 pm
Ireland dresses down Israeli ambassador over Gaza border deaths
Irish FM tells Ze’ev Boker of his government’s ‘shock and dismay’ at the dozens of fatalities; China calls for restraint, Moscow expresses concern
By Stuart Winer and Agencies
Irish Senator Frances Black speaks ahead of of a Senate vote on the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, January 30, 2018 (screenshot www.oireachtas.ie)
January 31, 2018, 8:43 pm
Israel summons Irish envoy over settlements bill
While Alison Kelley tells Foreign Ministry official that her government does not support legislation proposed by ‘independent,’ she insists that it does not amount to BDS
By Jacob Magid and Raphael Ahren
Irish Senator Frances Black speaks ahead of of a Senate vote on the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, January 30, 2018 (screenshot www.oireachtas.ie)
January 30, 2018, 9:57 pm
After Israeli protest, Irish Senate freezes bill to ban settlement goods
But Dublin says it may reconsider motion, which includes jail sentences of up to 5 years for attempts to import and sell goods from occupied areas
By Raphael Ahren
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney (left) meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, July 11, 2017. (GPO)
From the WebSeptember 9, 2017, 4:06 am
EU must be part of US Middle East peace push, Ireland says
Irish foreign minister spearheading efforts to involve bloc in fresh attempt at Israeli-Palestinian talks
BDS activist Omar Barghouti at a pro-boycott rally in Ramallah, February 2016. (YouTube screen capture)
July 19, 2017, 12:56 am
Irish president meets leader of anti-Israel boycott movement
Israel protests after Michael Higgins shakes hands with Omar Barghouti at trade union conference and praises organizers for inviting him
By Raphael Ahren
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