Rabbi Isaac HaLevi Herzog (1888-1959), Chaim’s father, served as the first chief rabbi of the Irish Free State as well as the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the State of Israel.
In August, 57 pediatric consultants drafted a letter urging hospitals, clinics and the Irish government to get behind a ban on Teva products over the war in Gaza.
As Ireland debates legislation on boycotting goods from Israel, Maurice Cohen, Chair of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, gave his perspective.
The bill, which was approved by the cabinet and is being discussed in Ireland's Parliament, would criminalize the importation or sale of products from Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and East Jerusalem.
An Irish volunteer in Hebron discusses the roots of Irish anti-Israel sentiment, noting that many in Ireland, like himself, actually stand with Israel.
Representatives of the Irish Jewish community had previously expressed their opposition to the decision for Higgins to deliver the main address at the Holocaust Day ceremony.
'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.
One textbook described Judaism as believing 'violence and war are sometimes necessary to promote justice,' while characterizing Islam as 'in favor of peace and against violence.'
Ireland maintains one of the European Union’s most critical stances toward Israel, having recognized Palestinian statehood in May without Israel’s participation.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz recalled the ambassadors in Ireland and Norway for immediate consultations on the decisions to recognize a Palestinian state.
Russia is slaughtering innocent Ukrainians, and BDS wants to stop nations from buying their fuel from Israel, an alternative to the genocidal regime in Moscow.
Since Israel's Skylock disabled illegal drones at the London airport, everyone wants its technology; Ireland enlists Israelis to reduce pollution; and more.
The Irish Senate approved a bill criminalizing trade with Judea and Samaria, which Israel called 'the most extreme anti-Israel piece of legislation in Europe.'
We know from innumerable precedents that no matter what historical truths are presented, the anti-Semites will always find a way to justify their Jew-hatred.
In its misguided attempt to punish Israel by boycotting goods produced in Judea and Samaria, Ireland in reality will victimize the Palestinians instead.
'We will do everything in our power to prevent this unprecedented state-sanctioned discrimination from becoming law in Ireland,' Lawfare Project Executive Director Brooke Goldstein vowed.
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