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‘That doesn’t make sense’: Micheál Martin rules out boycotting St Patrick’s Day trip to US over its support for Israel

The Tánaiste said Ireland had not yet assessed South Africa’s legal case for accusing Israel of genocide over its actions in the Gaza Strip

Tánaiste Micheál Martin. ‘It is clear that the US administration is now seeking to not only get an end to violence, but also to create political track to ensure that there is a Palestinian stat.’ Picture: Julien Behal

Micheál Martin has said it would not make sense to boycott the St Patrick’s Day trip to Washington over the US support for Israel, stating: “You have to engage.”

The Tánaiste also said that Ireland had not yet decided whether to join South Africa’s legal case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

Martin said that it had not yet assessed South Africa’s legal case for accusing Israel of genocide ...