Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday defended his decision to close Israel’s embassy in Ireland, saying that Dublin “encouraged” antisemitism under a prime minister he accused of hating Jews.“There is a difference between criticism,

Ireland’s taoiseach Simon Harris has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of closing down Israel’s embassy in Dublin to distract from the killing of children in Gaza by Israeli armed forces.

Israel ambassador defends embassy closure, saying Ireland a hostile atmosphere - Dana Erlich accused Ireland of taking a more ‘extreme stance’ than any other country and called Ireland ‘an extreme voice in the international arena’.

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The Chairperson of the Jewish Council of Ireland said the embassy closure was a “practical disadvantage” for Irish-Israeli relations.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has expressed his “deep disappointment” after Israel has announced it is going to close its embassy in Dublin as they claim that the Irish government has “extreme anti-Israel policies” and crossed “all red lines” towards Israel.