(Irish Times) Ronan McGreevy - Irish President Michael D. Higgins referenced the conflict in Gaza during his speech in Dublin on Sunday marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. As he spoke, a number of people walked out and others turned their back on the President. Lior Tibet, a PhD student at University College Dublin who has been living in Ireland for seven years, was forced out of the event by security personnel, while four other protesters who turned their backs during the President's speech were asked to leave. She told the Irish Times, "The last 15 months have been unbearable here. We feel like we are talking to the walls when we talk about antisemitism. It is really disheartening to us to see no one gives us a voice."
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