Simon Harris says we should be careful not to ‘fall for distractions’ by Israeli government
decision to close its embassy in Dublin by accusing its prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu of using it as a ploy to distract attention from the thousands of children killed by his armed forces in Gaza.
Mr Harris said he was extremely proud of the stance of Ireland and its people and the manner in which the Government had spoken out against the atrocities in the Middle East.Flash of inspiration from Amad casts Amorim’s dropping of Rashford and Garnacho as a masterstroke“I think we should be very careful in not falling for what I believe are distractions by the Israeli government. It is deeply regrettable that it decided to shut its embassy.
He continued: “We expect international law to be applied consistently. We’ve been crystal clear in relation to the need for hostages to be released and our condemnation of Hamas as a despicable terrorist organisation that offers no bright future to anybody in Palestine or in the region. “Recognising a state of Palestine, which we did with Norway and Spain and which other countries have done, is not a hostile act, and should not be seen as a hostile act,” he said.
Mr Martin called for Israel to “open up” Gaza to the international community and the media, to allow them to “bear witness” to what was happening. The Government had previously rejected calls from opposition politicians to expel the Israeli ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich, citing a desire to keep diplomatic lines of communication open. There are no plans to close Ireland’s embassy in Israel.
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