After Israel's decision to close its embassy in Dublin, it's being argued that Ireland has an anti-Semitism problem

Israel slammed Ireland as "antisemitic" while announcing the closure of its Embassy in Dublin, kicking off a charged back and forth between the two countries.

Israel has said it will close its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of ‘crossing every red line’. Foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure in a statement due to the ‘extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish Government’.

Israel’s foreign minister has ordered the closure of the country’s embassy in Dublin, citing the Irish government’s “extreme anti-Israel policies.”

The decision comes after the Irish government said it would ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to broaden its definition of genocide - claiming Israel has engaged in the "collective punishment" of people in Gaza.

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”.

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