Iran’s ambassador to Ireland was an honored guest at all of Ireland’s main political parties' spring 2024 political conferences, with Israel’s ambassador excluded and boycotted
Upon Simon Harris becoming leader of Fine Gael, Harris arranged that an invitation already issued to Israel’s ambassador to his party’s conference be withdrawn;
Harris, in his party conference speech denouncing Netanyahu’s “repulsive” actions in the presence of Iran’s ambassador and demanding “ceasefire now” and a two-state solution, pretending Israel could unilaterally end the war and implement such solution in the immediate aftermath of October 7 and ignoring its total rejection by Iran, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian groups
Ireland’s parliament distinguished itself during 2024 by both government and opposition parties when addressing Israeli-related issues, abandoning Ireland’s much-vaunted attachment to a concept of neutrality and just prior to its dissolution, with no dissenting voices, determining Israel guilty of genocide
This was followed after the election by Martin announcing Ireland’s intention, 1. to join South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel 2. to invite the court to broaden its interpretation of genocide 3. and to apply it, to Israel’s conduct, in its war with Hamas
