🧵 1. Ireland's leaders take a tough stance on Israel due to horrifying cases like Emily Hand, an 8-year-old girl thought to be killed by Hamas but now believed to be held hostage in Gaza. #world
🧵 1. Ireland's leaders take a tough stance on Israel due to horrifying cases like Emily Hand, an 8-year-old girl thought to be killed by Hamas but now believed to be held hostage in Gaza. #world
🧵 2. Irish Prime Minister Varadkar condemns Hamas' massacre in Israel but criticizes Israel's response, calling it "resembling revenge."
🧵 3. Ireland's President Higgins accuses Israel of undermining international human rights norms and reducing protection for civilians to tatters.
🧵 4. Irish leaders, including Taoiseach Varadkar and President Higgins, speak out against Israeli actions in Gaza, with Varadkar emphasizing the need to observe humanitarian law.
🧵 5. Israel's ambassador criticizes President Higgins, accusing him of being misinformed and suggesting an unconscious anti-Israeli bias in Ireland.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.euronews.com/2023/11/10/why-irelands-leaders-are-willing-to-be-tougher-on-israel-than-most