Is opinion shifting among Jewish people in Ireland on Israel’s actions in Gaza?
Chair of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland Maurice Cohen with President Michael D Higgins: ' Hamas ’s charter calls for the elimination of the state of Israel and all Jews,' says Cohen.
Cohen has been a leading spokesman for Ireland’s Jewish community, along with Oliver Sears, founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland. The latter is more blunt in his assessment of the Israeli prime minister.Iran attack places spotlight on dithering in Washington over passing aid Bill However, since the war in Gaza began, Ireland’s Jewish community has been feeling pressure from wider public opinion. Cohen and Sears spoke to The Irish Times in recent days – prior to the weekend escalation of regional violence, with Iran’s attack on Israel – about the mix of emotions experienced by Ireland’s Jews over the past six months.
“I am not an Israeli citizen and have no say in how that country is governed. However, whenever there is an act of aggression by Israel, whatever the circumstances, the incidence of anti-Semitic attacks rises.” Last week, the Irish Government stepped up its diplomatic efforts on the conflict, announcing plans to formally recognise the state of Palestine. What is the view of Irish Jews on a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine crisis?
Israel paints Ireland as one of the least sympathetic western countries to its case. Would that be the opinion of Irish Jews?
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