A former Fine Gael minister has urged President Joe Biden to confront Taoiseach Leo Varadkar face to face – for “unbalanced” criticism of Israel . Alan Shatter , who was previously minister for defence and justice, wants Mr Biden and members of Congress to face down the Fine Gael leader as well as Sinn Féin boss Mary Lou McDonald when they visit Washington for the traditional St. Patrick’s day celebrations.
Mr Shatter, who is a strong supporter of Israel, says he believes the Irish government – as well as main opposition party Sinn Féin – have been unfair to the Jewish State since the Hamas October 7 attack that killed more than 1,200 people. READ MORE - Minister moving forward with plan to put 500 refugees in Drogheda hotel despite local opposition Israel immediately launched a crushing onslaught against Gaza, where Hamas is based, following the attack – in a campaign that has seen at least 30,000 deaths. Both the Irish government and Sinn Féin have condemned the Hamas attacks – as well as the Israeli respons
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