Politics
Leo Varadkar tells Biden: It is possible to be for Israel and for Palestine
The taoiseach told the US president that Irish people were ‘deeply troubled’ by the war in Gaza and that lessons could be learned from Ireland’s peace process
Leo Varadkar told the US President it was possible “to be for Israel and for Palestine” during a speech at a White House event for St Patrick’s Day.
He said the Irish people were “deeply troubled” by what was happening in Gaza because “we see our history in their eyes” through forced emigration, a denied identity and hunger.
But the taoiseach also said “we also see Israel’s history reflected in our eyes” through a diaspora ...