(Independent-Ireland) Jerome Reilly - Trocaire, the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church, has been accused of mounting a biased and partisan political campaign against Israel, calling for a boycott of Israeli products. Fine Gael party chairman Charlie Flanagan said the state-funded charity, which will receive 15.7 million euro of taxpayers' money this year, was conducting a "very active political campaign in the Middle East." "Trocaire is waging this campaign against Israel. I believe it is biased and partisan." "I hope every family, whose children bring home a Trocaire box for the mantelpiece, should be aware of the true nature of Trocaire's campaign in the Middle East."
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