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A Palestinian consulate may belong in Ramallah, but opening one now would only cause problems.
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The Roots of Ireland’s Anti-Semitism Problem
BDS, parliamentary rants about “Jewish supremacy,” and Muslim Brotherhood influence.
In May, the lower house of the Irish parliament voted unanimously to advance a motion to endorse boycotting, divesting from, and sanctioning Israel (BDS)—following what Lawrence Franklin describes as “an avalanche of vituperative anti-Israel and anti-Semitic diatribes” by various parliamentarians. A simultaneous bill to expel Israel diplomats failed to pass, but did garner the support of one third of the house’s members. As Franklin explains, these votes reflect powerful anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiments in Ireland’s public life:
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The Roots of Ireland’s Anti-Semitism Problem
BDS, parliamentary rants about “Jewish supremacy,” and Muslim Brotherhood influence.
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