Ireland

I believe that the major benefit of the closure is to be found in demonstrative headlines and that the loss to Israel will prove greater than the gain.

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said the decision was deeply regrettable and rejected assertions that Ireland was anti-Israel.

For years, Ireland has been an implacable diplomatic foe of Israel, always among the harshest critics in the EU, consistently voting against it at the UN. 

The Foreign Ministry also announced that Israel will be opening a new embassy in Moldova.

"By legally intervening in South Africa’s case, Ireland will be asking the ICJ to broaden its interpretation of what constitutes the commission of genocide by a State," the announcement read.

The November 9 incident, which gained international attention after the victim spoke to the Irish Times on Saturday, is being investigated by the Gardai. 

Irish FM Micheál Martin also announced the government's intent to formally intervene in South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ.

The report, which is the first carried out by IMPACT-se on European national curricula, identifies worrying representations of Jews and Israel.

Irish Military intelligence has detected a surge in bot accounts spreading false claims about peacekeepers' alleged ties to Hezbollah.

The "Occupied Territories Bill" was first tabled in 2018 by an independent lawmaker and received broad support in Ireland's parliament.