Irish FM blasted for double standards over Gaza and Skripal case
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‘Expel the Israeli ambassador’: Irish FM blasted for double standards over Gaza and Skripal case
Ireland’s foreign minister is being accused of hypocrisy for failing to expel Israel’s ambassador over the IDF killing 60 Palestinians on Monday, despite sending a Russian diplomat home over the Skripal case without evidence.
Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Simon Coveney expelled a Russian diplomat in March following Britain’s claim that Russia was behind the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, England. The decision faced pushback from many in Ireland who claimed it was a hasty move, made before any evidence was presented.
Opposition politicians and activists are now questioning why the same robust response applied in the aftermat...
