Finally fed up with the anti-Israel animus expressed by Irish President Michael Higgins, Taoiseach Simon Harris, and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, and by virtually the entire political establishment, in December Israel recalled its ambassador to Ireland and closed its Dublin embassy. The anti-Israel attitudes in Ireland did not begin with the Gaza war, but have […]
Ireland Wants to Redefine ‘Genocide’ So As to Charge Israel
Ireland has been overtaken by the virus of antisemitism. It’s on display in the Dáil, in the cabinet, in the office of the Taoiseach, in the media and the universities. Recently, the Irish government chose to join South Africa in its charge against Israel at the International Court of Justice, hoping to have the tiny […]
Ireland’s Taoiseach Castigates Israel For Something It Did Not Do
Not to be outdone in anti-Israel animus, the Taoiseach of Ireland, Simon Harris, has in a phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced what he described as the “firing on UNIFIL” as “completely unacceptable.” He also has raised his “serious concern” with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog after Israeli forces fired [sic] on UN […]
The Three Amigos of Ireland, Norway, and Spain Have Just Covered Themselves in Vainglory
Brendan O’Neill, whose savage indignation is always a pleasure to read, tells us what he really thinks of the three amigos — the Prime Ministers of Spain, Ireland, and Norway — who have just covered themselves in vainglory by recognizing the “State of Palestine.” More on his evisceration of the three can be found here: […]
Something Is Wrong, Politically and Morally, with Ireland
New Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris turns out to be a carrier of the same anti-Israel animus that his predecessor, Leo Varadkar, displayed: “New Irish PM on Gaza: ‘Reason has been replaced by revenge,’” by Leon Kraiem, Jerusalem Post, April 9, 2024: In his speech, Harris addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly. Harris received […]
When it Comes to Israel, the New Taoiseach is the Same as the Old Taoiseach
Notes from the Old Sod: after Prime Minister Leo Varadkar suddenly resigned as the leader of Ireland, he was replaced by Simon Harris, who won the parliamentary vote to succeed him on April 9. Harris, alas, turns out to be a carrier of the same anti-Israel animus. More on Harris and his views on Israel, […]