{"id":38689,"date":"2024-12-16T01:43:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T22:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=38689"},"modified":"2024-12-16T01:43:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T22:43:54","slug":"israel-shuts-embassy-in-dublin-over-hostile-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/israel-shuts-embassy-in-dublin-over-hostile-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Shuts Embassy in Dublin Over &#8220;Hostile Policies&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-a:r-8917494517002679491-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government has closed its embassy in Dublin, citing Ireland\u2019s &#8220;extreme anti-Israel policies.&#8221; The move has sparked criticism from Irish officials, including Higher Education Minister Simon Harris, who described it as &#8220;deeply regrettable.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Harris rejected the notion that Ireland is hostile to Israel, emphasizing the country&#8217;s commitment to peace, human rights, and international law. &#8220;Ireland advocates for a two-state solution where both Israel and Palestine can coexist in peace and security,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Israel\u2019s decision follows Ireland\u2019s recognition of Palestinian statehood in May and its support for legal actions against Israel at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of &#8220;genocide.&#8221; Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa&#8217;ar defended the closure, stating it reflects Ireland\u2019s growing alignment with anti-Israel policies.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ireland\u2019s support for these legal measures has reignited tensions. While condemning Hamas\u2019s actions in October 2023, Irish officials, including Foreign Minister Michael Martin, stressed that any allegations of genocide must be addressed by international courts. Despite diplomatic fallout, Ireland maintains its stance on upholding international law and Palestinian rights.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government has closed its embassy in Dublin, citing Ireland\u2019s &#8220;extreme anti-Israel policies.&#8221; The move has sparked criticism from Irish officials, including Higher Education Minister Simon Harris, who described it as &#8220;deeply regrettable.&#8221; Harris rejected the notion that Ireland is hostile to Israel, emphasizing the country&#8217;s commitment to peace, human rights, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38690,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38689\/revisions\/38690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}