Mick Hartley

Just the President of Ireland writing a chummy letter to the new president of Iran then falsely accusing the Israeli embassy in Dublin of leaking it 🤦🏻‍♀️ https://t.co/BLVEGfAI7x

— Anya Palmer (@anyabike) September 23, 2024

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From the Times of Israel:

Irish President Michael Higgins accuses Israel of leaking the full text of a letter he sent to Iran’s new president as he was sworn in in July, an allegation rejected and denounced by the Israeli embassy.

The July 11 letter congratulating Masoud Pezeshkian — whose existence was made public on July 26 by Ireland’s Foreign Ministry but whose full text was then published online on July 29 — drew backlash for its friendly nature; its claim that Iran will play a “crucial role” in achieving Middle East stability, cooperation and “peaceful resolving of disputes”; and its omission of Tehran’s major role in malign activity and violence against its own people and across the region.

Iran playing a "crucial role" in achieving Middle East stability? The naivety – no, the sheer crass stupidity – is beyond belief.

From the Embassy of Israel in Ireland:

"Unfortunately, in Ireland, since the October 7th invasion by Hamas and massacre in Israel, which triggered this awful war, Israel has been subjected to a high level of malicious statements and accusations that have often manifested as incitement to hatred.

“This baseless accusation is highly inflammatory and potentially slanderous and the embassy rejects it completely.

“The fact remains that the letter was written and therefore it is the burden of the author to defend its content, which did not mention the threat Iran poses in the region, that it calls for Israel’s destruction, that it arms and funds terrorist organisations like Hamas and Hezbollah, not to mention the violations of human rights against its own citizens.”

WTF is wrong with the Irish?