Ireland

While much of the world united to defeat the genocidal Nazi regime, Ireland remained officially neutral, a stance that some argue was tantamount to moral abdication.

Irish President Michael Higgins grossly distorted Holocaust Remembrance Day with a speech that equated the Holocaust and the Israel-Hamas War.

Sa'ar dubbed the president's comments "despicable," noting, "Irish President Michael Higgins couldn't help himself and resorted to a cheap, despicable provocation."

Mount Hekla in Iceland, known as 'the chimney of hell' by medieval Christians, has been considered a gateway to the underworld since ancient times.

Irish Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder warned that Higgins' speech may "ring hollow for many Irish Jews" after he had "neglected even to acknowledge the scourge of contemporary antisemitism in Ireland."

Ireland’s recent criticism of Israel’s policies and the ongoing war against Hamas and Hezbollah caused Israel to close its embassy.

Martin noted that others that had expressed similar views had been accused of antisemitism, and assured that he abhorred Hamas and other Islamist groups.

"Chamish Hakunach gach!" and "Cheag Sameach" branches of the UK and Irish government wished Jewish communities celebrating Hanukkah.

Ireland, unfortunately, is not the only anti-Israel country in the world, though it ranks among the most obnoxious.

This solidarity with the Palestinians has become a central driver of Ireland’s policies toward Israel, leading to the adoption of one-sided stances against the Jewish state.