Day 448 - Irish stew over Israeli embassy closure. What's next?

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute
audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and
the Jewish world.


Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host
Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.


In the past several months, Ireland has formally recognized the
State of Palestine, it said that it would execute an arrest
warrant on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and it also
backed South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the
International Court of Justice. So in response to all of this,
last week it was announced that for first time, Israel would
close an embassy of an EU member state.


Ireland is often considered the most pro-Palestinian country in
the EU and public opinion deeply identifies with the
Palestinians, which they view as an occupied people. We talk
about how Ireland came to this ideology and delve into a period
in which the nationalist aspirations of Irish and pre-state
Israelis coincided.


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ongoing live blog.


Discussed articles include:


‘Antisemitic liar’: FM blasts Irish president’s claim
Israel wants to settle Egypt


Israel to close its embassy in Dublin due to Ireland’s
‘extreme anti-Israel policy’


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IMAGE: Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris awaits the arrival
of Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati at Government Buildings,
Tithe an Rialtais, in Dublin, on October 25, 2024. (Paul Faith /
AFP)


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