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The Deep Roots of Irish Antisemitism
Simon Sebag Montefiore
December 17, 2024

On Monday, the Israeli government announced that it was making the “tough decision” to close its embassy in Ireland. Explaining the move, Israel’s ambassador to the country, Dana Erlich said Ireland has taken “a more extreme stance than any other country” against Israel. Ireland has recognized a Palestinian state and recently backed South Africa’s action against Israel at the International Court of Justice, asking the court to “broaden its interpretation of what constitutes the commission of genocide by a state.” In other words, it is looking to redefine genocide itself in order to condemn Israel. Where does all of this come from? READ MORE

BREITBART Joel Pollak: Israeli Foreign Minister Calls Ireland President ‘Antisemitic Liar’ over Egypt Settlement Claim Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar called Ireland’s president, Michael D. Higgins, an “antisemitic liar” on Tuesday after the latter falsely claimed that Israel is seeking to put settlements in Egypt, from which it withdrew in 1979. The latest salvo deepens a diplomatic rift that began earlier this year when Ireland, Norway, and Spain — uniquely among European nations — decided to recognize “Palestine” as a state in the wake of the October 7 terror attacks. 

NATIONAL REVIEW Michael Brendan Dougherty: Ireland’s Alarming Antisemitism Many Irish try to explain their attitudes toward Israel as a commitment to international law or as the reflex of a former colony, but as John McGuirk points out in a righteous tirade at Gript.ie, the country never got as worked up, or as active in the U.N., about Assad in Syria or about anything happening in Ethiopia right now. It didn’t raise a peep about the role of Saudi Arabia or Iran in Yemen’s civil wars, which caused an actual famine.