Israel’s reprimand of Ireland’s ambassador was “totally unacceptable”, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said. He made the remarks after Ambassador Sonya McGuinness was summoned to the Israeli foreign affairs ministry and reprimanded over Ireland’s decision to recognise the State of Palestine. As proceedings started, Ms McGuinness was shown footage of Hamas that Israel claimed was filmed […]
The Tánaiste has said it is not appropriate for the US president to criticise the International Criminal Court. It comes after Joe Biden claimed it is “outrageous” that the ICC has applied for arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and defence minister. Benjamin Netanyahu has also criticised the move to try and arrest him for […]
It is time for Palestine to take “its rightful place amongst the nations of the world”, Tánaiste has said. Micheál Martin made the remarks after the UN General Assembly voted to grant “rights and privileges” to Palestine and also called on the Security Council to favourably consider a request it to become an official member […]
The Tánaiste has appealed to Israel “to show humanity” and allow more aid into Gaza amid a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation. Micheál Martin, who is also the Minister for Foreign Affairs, made the comments at an event in Dublin with EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic. Mr Lenarcic described the conditions in […]
The Tánaiste has said a ground invasion in Rafah would be “absolutely catastrophic” as he called on the EU to review whether Israel is complying with human rights obligations in its trade agreement with the bloc. Speaking ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, Micheál Martin said everything possible must […]
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has urged countries to reverse their suspension of funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), while the organisation’s chief warned of “apocalyptic” consequences if Israel carried out a ground offensive in southern Gaza. Announcing that Ireland was to pledge €20 million in support for UNRWA, Mr Martin said […]
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced that Ireland will give €20 million in support for the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as he urged countries that have suspended funding to resume and expand support to the agency. UNRWA, which provides healthcare, education and other services, has been pitched into crisis since Israel alleged that […]
The Tánaiste has said that Israel “has to be held to account” as Palestinian deaths in the Gaza enclave reached 25,000, according to local health authorities. “Israel has to be held to account in terms of what it’s doing,” Tánaiste Micheál Martin said on RTÉ Radio. “I condemn the continued bombardment of Gaza. It is […]
A widening of the conflict in the Middle East would have devastating consequences for the world, the Tánaiste has warned. Micheál Martin’s comments come amid warnings of retaliation from Hezbollah in Lebanon after it blamed Israel for a strike on Beirut that killed a senior Hamas official. Mr Martin also expressed concern about the situation […]
A widening of the conflict in the Middle East would have devastating consequences for the world, the Tánaiste has warned. Micheál Martin’s comments come amid warnings of retaliation from Hezbollah in Lebanon after it blamed Israel for a strike on Beirut that killed a senior Hamas official. Mr Martin also expressed concern about the situation […]
Tech giant Google must give details to Tánaiste Micheal Martin about those behind false ads linking him to a cryptocurrency scam. The move comes after the Fianna Fáil leader resolved High Court proceedings against Google where he sought to compel it to hand over the information which would either directly or indirectly help him identify […]