(Irish Times) Mark Weiss - Israel's decision to close its embassy in Dublin is "the correct move at this juncture," according to Israel's ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich, who claims there is "an anti-Israel obsession" in the country. She told Israel's Channel 11 on Monday that there had been "a systematic hate campaign specifically against me, as the person who represents the State of Israel in Ireland." This involved posters on the streets and negative commentary at demonstrations. "Ultimately, the delegitimization that Israel has been undergoing, the fact that Zionist has become a dirty word in Ireland - we know that that is the modernization of antisemitism. It is the current incarnation of ancient antisemitism. So, to our regret, yes, we see the Irish Government advancing antisemitic measures." "Time after time we saw an anti-Israel obsession that doesn't really help peace or coexistence. There was competition who could make the most extreme anti-Israel statements and there were no voices from the opposition or the media with a different view....What we see in Ireland is disproportionate, double standards and one-sided."
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