The President of Ireland calls accusations of anti-Semitism by Israel “slander”

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MADRID Dec. 17 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, has classified as “deep slander” the accusations made the day before by the Israeli authorities, in which they branded the Irish as anti-Semitic in the midst of the latest diplomatic crisis, which broke out at the end of week due to the closure of the Israeli Embassy in Dublin.

“I think that to suggest that by criticizing Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu one is anti-Semitic is a serious defamation and slander,” said President Higgins during the ceremony of handing over credentials to the new Palestinian ambassador in Dublin, according to information collected by radio and television. public RTE.

Furthermore, Higgins has taken the opportunity to redouble his criticism of Netanyahu for having violated “many aspects of International Law” and also “the sovereignty of three of his neighbors”, alluding to the presence of Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and most recently in Syrian territory.

This escalation of diplomatic tensions between Israel and Ireland comes after Israeli authorities decided over the weekend to close their Embassy in Dublin in response to the European country’s “anti-Israeli” stance. Israeli Prime Minister Simon Harris responded that “no one is going to silence” Dublin.