Ireland has a “disproportionate obsession with Israel that we don’t see with any other country”, the Israeli ambassador Dana Erlich has said, as she prepares to return to Jerusalem for consultations with her government after Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine this week. But she also expressed worry and frustration with how Israel is perceived and portrayed in Ireland. “You can object to Israeli policy and the current government,” Ms Erlich said. “What we have seen in the past months is an obsession – a disproportionate obsession with Israel, that we don’t see with any other country,” she said. I have no other word for it.”Ms Erlich is returning to Jerusalem for discussions with the foreign ministry about a response to Ireland’s recognition of Palestine.

Source: The Irish Times May 23, 2024 22:42 UTC