Israel is closing its embassy in Ireland. Israel has already made an announcement in this regard.
Israel has cited Dublin's support for a petition filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as the reason for the decision to close the embassy. This petition accuses Israel of genocide.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sarr said that they have taken such a decision due to the Irish government's harsh anti-Israel policy.
In this context, the Israeli Foreign Minister mentioned that the Irish government supported a petition against Israel at the ICJ last week.
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has called the Israeli decision to close the embassy very sad.
In a post on the social media X (formerly Twitter), Simon Harris wrote that this is a very sad decision taken by the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu. He completely rejects the idea of Ireland being labeled anti-Israel. Ireland is for peace, for human rights, for international law.
Simon Harris mentioned that Ireland wants a two-state solution to resolve the crisis between Israel and Palestine. He said, Ireland wants a two-state solution. Ireland wants the people of Israel and Palestine to live in peace and security. Ireland has always spoken out in favor of human rights and international law. Nothing can distract Ireland from this.
Egypt, Spain, Mexico and several other countries have supported the petition filed at the ICJ. But Israel has not taken this step in the case of other countries.