Israel will close its embassy in Dublin over "the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government", its foreign minister has said. Gideon Saar said the Republic of Ireland had crossed "every red line".

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Ireland and Israel are now locked in a zero-sum war of reputation destruction. On Sunday, Israel announced it was closing its Dublin embassy because of the “extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government”.

Israel's foreign minister has further intensified the country's diplomatic fallout with the Republic of Ireland by calling the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris "antisemitic". This comes after Israel's decision to close its embassy in Dublin.

The closure of Israel's embassy in Dublin was an "unusual, if not unprecedented" move, a DUP peer has said – but one which was "not surprising" given the level of Irish "hostility" towards the state.

Many of the 3,000 Jews in Ireland no longer feel safe enough to wear symbols of their identity, Rabbi Wieder says

The move illustrates how Israel's new foreign minister is approaching ties with countries that criticize Israel.

Israel is shutting down its embassy in the Republic of Ireland, accusing the government in Dublin of pursuing “anti-Israel” policies. Dublin has strongly opposed the war on Gaza and recognised ...

Mr Harris has rejected the claims and accused Israel of “distracting” away from the deaths of children in the conflict. On Monday he told Mr Abbas of “the solidarity and unbreakable support” of the people of Ireland to the people of Palestine.

Israel will close its embassy in Dublin over "the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government", its foreign minister has said. Gideon Saar said the Republic of Ireland had crossed "every ...

Ireland's government swiftly responded to the Israeli decision. Prime Minister Harris called the closure "deeply regrettable," stressing that Ireland was not anti-Israel. "Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights, and pro-international law,"

Of course the whole Israel/Palestinian conflict has long been catnip to those inside “our wee country” who see all global politics through a Rangers v Celtic prism, so it’s not surprising to hear the usual suspects happily join the bandwagon to trash Ireland as the land of Jew-hatred.