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Israel Expresses Disgust after Irish Boycott Vote
(Algemeiner) After lawmakers in the Republic of Ireland on Thursday voted in favor of a bill that would implement a draconian ban on goods produced by Israeli communities in the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "Israel is outraged over the legislation against it in the Dail which is indicative of hypocrisy and anti-Semitism. Instead of Ireland condemning Syria for slaughtering hundreds of thousands of civilians, Turkey for the occupation of northern Cyprus and the terrorist organizations for murdering thousands of Israelis, it attacks Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East. What a disgrace." The Israel Foreign Ministry said, "This is a clear expression of obsessive discrimination that should be rejected with disgust." Ireland's ambassador to Israel was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Friday for a reprimand.