A majority of TDs have rejected a motion seeking the expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador in Ireland. The motion also called for Ireland to seek a suspension of the EU-Israel trade deal and suspend Israel from participation in a research funding initiative. A separate motion urging the Government to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court has also been defeated. A protest was staged outside Leinster House in Dublin.
A majority of TDs have rejected a Social Democrats' motion seeking the expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador with 85 TDs backing the Government and 55 voting against. The Social Democrats' motion demanded that the diplomatic credentials of Israel's Ambassador in Ireland Dana Erlich be revoked.
The motion also called for Ireland to use its influence in Brussels to seek a suspension of the EU-Israel trade deal, invoking a human rights clause in the agreement, and suspend Israel from participation in the Horizon Europe research funding initiative. A separate Sinn Féin motion urging the Government to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court over its actions in Gaza has also been defeated in a Dáil vote. The motion was defeated on a margin of 77 votes to 58. Sinn Féin's motion was supported by the Social Democrats, People Before Profit and Labour. Earlier this evening, more than 1,000 people staged a protest outside Leinster House in Dublin calling for the Israeli ambassador to be expelled from the countr
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