Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins said on 17 December that Israel’s accusations of antisemitism against the country are a “deep slander,” firing back at comments made by the Israeli foreign minister and the decision by Tel Aviv to shutter its embassy in Dublin. 

“I think it’s very important to express, as president of Ireland, to say that the Irish people are antisemitic is a deep slander. To suggest because one criticizes Prime Minister Netanyahu that one is antisemitic is such a gross defamation and slander,” the Irish president said.

“Originally… I put it down to lack of experience but I saw later that it was part of a pattern to damage Ireland,” he added, asserting that his country “cannot be knocked off [its] principled support of international law.”

Higgins also condemned Israel’s actions in Syria and Lebanon as a breach of international law and a violation of the countries’ sovereignty. His words came during a ceremony to appoint a Palestinian ambassador.

A day earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accused Ireland’s premier of antisemitism.

“Ireland’s anti-Semitic Prime Minister Simon Harris said in an interview, ‘Ireland is not anti-Israel but Ireland is absolutely anti the starvation of children.’ Is Israel starving children?” Saar said on 16 December, referring to comments made by the Irish prime minister about Dublin’s firm condemnation of killing civilians and using starvation as a method of war.

Authorities and NGOs in Gaza have recently confirmed that children across the strip are suffering from severe malnutrition as a result of Tel Aviv’s siege policy and closure of border crossings.

A spokesman for the Irish premier responded to Saar’s accusation on the same day by saying Ireland “remains focused on the horrific war crimes being perpetrated in Gaza, standing up for human rights and international law and reflecting the views of so many people across Ireland who are so concerned at the loss of innocent, civilian lives.”

Earlier on Monday, Israeli ambassador to Ireland Dana Elrich said Dublin took a “more extreme” stance against Israel than any other state due to the country’s firm support for Palestine. She added that the Israeli decision to close the embassy was not an easy one…

Source: https://thecradle.co

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