Israel says it will shut Ireland embassy over policies

Israel will close its Dublin embassy due to the Irish government’s “extreme anti-Israel policies,” Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says, citing its recognition of a Palestinian state and support for legal action against Israel. Read more

Spain, Norway & Ireland finally swallow the Palestine poison pill

Spain, Norway and Ireland are the latest states to announce their intention to swallow the Palestine poison pill that rejects the two-state solution contemplated by the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine (Mandate): One Jewish State in 23.1% of former Palestine located west of the Jordan River and one Arab state in the remaining 76.9% of former Palestine located east of the Jordan River (Mandate Solution). Read more

An ill wind blows

An old proverb accurately foretells: “it’s an ill wind that blows no one any good.” Read more

New Irish government rejects effort to boycott Israeli products

The anti-Israel movement in Ireland has suffered a major defeat. Earlier this month, the political parties working on forming the next government in Ireland eliminated a key bill that would have placed a boycott on products produced in Israeli settlements. Read more

Plunging to new lows? What Ireland’s election means for Irish-Israeli relations

Already being described as “something of a revolution in the ballot box,” Irish political party Sinn Féin’s success in the Irish general election is undoubtedly a historic result. Read more

Irish bill advances to criminalise commercial activity with Israel

The Irish parliament advanced a bill on Thursday that would prohibit commercial activity connected to areas that were outside Israel’s pre-1967 territory. Read more

The Irish Senate’s ‘boycott Israel’ debate

Reading the transcript of the debate that took place in the Irish Senate on July 11 before that body voted, by 25-20, to criminalise commercial relations with Jewish communities in the West Bank, I was struck by how the arguments that were traded fell neatly into one of two categories…writes Ben Cohen/JNS. Read more

Ireland goes ahead with legislation to boycott products made in Israeli settlements

Ireland’s Senate approved legislation on Wednesday to boycott products made in Israeli settlements. Read more