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In Holocaust Day speech, Irish president decries ‘horrific loss of life’ in Gaza, sparks protest
Irish Jews stood in protest on Sunday as the country’s president used his speech at an International Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony to rail against Israel’s war with Hamas, decrying the “ho ...
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President Higgins's Holocaust speech questioned by Irish Jews after 'neglecting antisemitism'
Irish Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder warned that Higgins' speech may "ring hollow for many Irish Jews" after he had "neglected even to acknowledge the scourge of contemporary antisemitism in Ireland.
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Irish Jews cry foul over ‘antisemitic’ president’s planned Holocaust memorial speech
“The Irish people are not antisemitic ... In 2024, Higgins used his speech to the Holocaust memorial event to highlight the plight of Gazans, while also speaking out against Hamas’s ...