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Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris responded to the decision of Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to close the embassy in this country.

Channel 12 reports this.

He said he strongly disagreed with the notion that Ireland was against Israel, stressing that the country supported peace, human rights and international law.

“A very sad decision by the Netanyahu government. I completely reject the claim that Ireland is anti-Israel. Ireland supports peace, human rights and international law. Ireland stands for a two-state solution so that Israel and Palestine live in peace and security. Ireland will always speak up for human rights and international law, nothing will distract us from this,” Harris said.

Earlier, Cursor wrote that Yair Lapid, the leader of the opposition, expressed the opinion that the decision to close the Israeli embassy in Ireland plays into the hands of “the victory of anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli forces.” According to him, instead of shying away from criticism, you need to stay and confront it.

In addition, Cursor has already reported that Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced the decision to close the Israeli embassy in Ireland and open a new representative office in Moldova. The move, announced today, comes in the wake of the Irish government’s increasing anti-Israel policies, including Ireland’s recent involvement in a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague accusing Israel of “genocide”.

Saar attributed the closure of the embassy in Dublin to Ireland’s intransigent position, which he described as anti-Israel and anti-Semitic.