Israel's reprimand of Ireland's ambassador was 'totally unacceptable', Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said.
Israel 's reprimand of Ireland 's ambassador was"totally unacceptable", Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said.
Mr Martin said the thought of bringing the media to scrutinise ambassadors who watched the video was not appropriate.Mr Martin said:"I find that totally unacceptable and no way to treat diplomats, and is outside the norm by which diplomats are treated in any country." The decision is to formally take effect in the three countries on Tuesday. In response, Israel warned there would be"severe consequences".
"Sonya McGuinness is an outstanding ambassador and we have consistently condemned the Hamas attack on October 7th."He added that Irish officials had anticipated that Ms McGuinness would be called to the foreign ministry but said showing her the footage in front of Israeli national media was something they had not"witnessed before in other countries or jurisdictions".
"In terms of my own contribution, it was very clear in terms of our rejection of any mono-ethnic approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict."
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