President Higgins and Israel: What is the controversy all about?
Attending the UN Assembly in New York on Sunday, President Michael D Higgins accused the Israeli embassy in Dublin of “circulating” a congratulatory letter he wrote to the newly elected president of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian in July.
His comments were interpreted as an accusation Israel deliberately leaked the letter.
The Israeli embassy issued a statement, calling it a “baseless accusation” and “potentially slanderous”, marking a new low in relations between the Israeli ambassador and President Higgins.
On Monday evening President Higgins met the press again in New York and denied he meant…
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