DUBLIN, Sunday, May 26, 2024 (WAFA) — Irish President Michael Higgins has denounced as "irresponsible" false claims made by the Israeli ambassador to the country about the level of antisemitism in Ireland.
"Encouraging fear amongst the Jewish community in Ireland is deeply irresponsible and is simply a PR exercise by an administration that is guilty of breaching international law in Gaza," the Irish leader has told the Irish Examiner.
"I think the Israeli ambassador has been deliberately suggesting that all people of Jewish belief are now at risk and are being threatened and there is no evidence for this," President Higgins said.
"There are many people of Jewish faith who are as shocked as I am by the people, the mob, who attack a food convoy and take its flour and rice and scatter it on the ground," he said in reference to a number of aid trucks that have been stopped by Israeli colonists en route to the Gaza strip.
His comments came as Israeli ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich said Ireland's diplomatic, economic and humanitarian activities within Israeli borders will be reviewed in the wake of the decision to formally recognize the State of Palestine.
President Higgins stressed the importance of drawing a distinction between "faith, the state, the government, and a particular version of the government, not only Netanyahu but two extremists who are serving in the cabinet with him, one of whom has responsibility of the West Bank".
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