Trump can’t ignore Ireland’s hostility to Israel
St Patrick's Day White House and Washington events should not be business as usual

Why? Trump hosted Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin, at the White House on Wednesday while going after South Africa?

since the start of the Gaza war, Ireland's tiny Jewish community:
1. fears that growing anti-Israel hostility is leading to increased antisemitism,
2. raising questions about their future in the EU country.

The Irish see the Jews in Israel as they saw the British in the past – as occupiers and oppressors.

Former Irish Prime Minister Éamon De Valera infamously signed a condolence book at the German Embassy when Hitler killed himself.

It took Dublin until 1963 to recognize Israel de jure and the 1990s for an Israeli embassy to open.

Irish reticence to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, however, was not predicated on the fate of the Palestinians but on the Vatican’s position on Jerusalem. It preferred internationalization rather than the control of the Jews.

Ireland joined South Africa in the “genocide” accusation at the International Court of Justice at the Hague

Israel shuttered its mission in the Irish capital in December because of what Israel's Foreign Minister called:
1. extreme anti-Israel policies,
2. the antisemitic actions and rhetoric of the Irish government
3. soured diplomatic relations

The then-Irish prime minister Simon Harris condemned the decision, saying:
1. “I utterly reject the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel.
2. Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights, and pro-international law."