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  Ireland officially recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday, the government said in a statement, defying Israel which had condemned the plan. "Subject to the formal request from the Palestinian authorities, the Government will upgrade the status of the Palestinian Mission in Ireland to that of an Embassy, and authorize the appointment of an Ambassador […]

Israeli ambassador to Ireland made a statement about combatting antisemitism in Ireland, which was immediately denounced by President Higgins as 'irresponsible.' 'Irish people are not antisemitic,' he argued, and went on to mention that the previous president spoke Hebrew

While official Palestinian channels thanked Norway, Ireland and Spain for their decision to recognize a Palestinian state, some online were more questioning

  Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday it had ordered an immediate recall of its ambassadors to Ireland, Spain, and Norway in response to those nations' decisions to recognize a Palestinian state. The prime ministers of Norway, Ireland, and Spain announced this morning that they will officially recognize a Palestinian state starting next […]

Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israel's ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return to Israel, as the countries said they will recognize a Palestinian state as of May 28

As an Irish-born, Israeli journalist living in Tel Aviv, I am forced to navigate the deteriorating, often publicly antagonistic relationship between Ireland and Israel regarding the war in Gaza. But there is one question posed by my friends and family in Dublin that I struggle to answer