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Should Taoiseach Boycott Washington? Absolutely not, but he should kick Joe Biden’s shins over Palestine failure

Leo Varadkar must ignore calls to snub White House visit in protest over US failure to stop Israeli aggression

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gifts a bowl of shamrock to US president Joe Biden. Picture: Getty

Next weekend Leo Varadkar will present a bowl of shamrock to US president Joe Biden. Watch social media explode with indignation.

The Taoiseach will be excoriated for fraternising with the man depicted as the number one supporter – both militarily and politically – of Israel. And accused, by extension, of absolving both the US and Israel from responsibility for what some are now calling genocide in Gaza.

Politicians on the far left will weigh in, ...