Israel mentioned on Sunday (Dec 15) it will shut its Dublin embassy because of the Irish authorities’s “excessive anti-Israel insurance policies” together with recognition of a Palestinian state and help for worldwide authorized motion towards its warfare in Gaza.
Israel recalled its ambassador after Eire’s resolution on a Palestinian state in Could, and was additional angered final week when Dublin backed South Africa’s case on the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide.
“The choice to shut Israel’s embassy in Dublin was made in mild of the acute anti-Israel insurance policies of the Irish authorities,” the overseas ministry mentioned in a press release.
“The actions and antisemitic rhetoric utilized by Eire towards Israel are rooted within the delegitimisation and demonisation of the Jewish state, together with double requirements. Eire has crossed each crimson line in its relations with Israel,” International Minister Gideon Saar mentioned within the assertion.
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris mentioned the choice was deeply regrettable and his nation would at all times rise up for human rights and worldwide regulation.
“I totally reject the assertion that Eire is anti-Israel. Eire is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-international regulation,” he mentioned in a submit on X.
“Eire desires a two-state answer and for Israel and Palestine to dwell in peace and safety.”
