Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar responded on X with a post he headlined: 'Once an antisemitic liar—always an antisemitic liar.'

'When Jewish children died of hunger in the Holocaust, you were at best neutral in the war against Nazi Germany.' Minister Sa'ar slams Ireland a day after Jerusalem closed its embassy over Dublin's hostility.

Minister Sa'ar also ordered the opening of an embassy in Moldova.

Prime Minister Netanyahu also said the two countries should cooperate in order to ensure their lead in technology, especially artificial intelligence.

The Irish parliament gave initial approval to a bill that would boycott goods produced by Israeli companies. Israel is enraged.