By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-23 09:55:56 | Updated at 2024-09-30 11:42:43
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Irish leader claims without evidence that Israel leaked his friendly letter to Iranian president
Times of Israel ^ | 23 September 2024, 2:35 am
Posted on 09/23/2024 2:53:35 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Irish President Michael Higgins accuses Israel of leaking the full text of a letter he sent to Iran’s new president as he was sworn in in July, an allegation rejected and denounced by the Israeli embassy.
The July 11 letter congratulating Masoud Pezeshkian — whose existence was made public on July 26 by Ireland’s Foreign Ministry but whose full text was then published online on July 29 — drew backlash for its friendly nature; its claim that Iran will play a “crucial role” in achieving Middle East stability, cooperation and “peaceful resolving of disputes”; and its omission of Tehran’s major role in malign activity and violence against its own people and across the region.
It was slammed by officials including Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and by Israel’s embassy in Dublin. Ambassador Dana Erlich was recalled in May as Jerusalem protested Ireland’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
During a visit to the UN headquarters in New York, Higgins is asked by reporters Sunday about the issue, defending the letter as “standard” and saying it stressed the need for peace and diplomacy.
He then claims that it was the Israeli embassy itself that leaked the letter, without providing evidence and while acknowledging he doesn’t know how the letter was allegedly obtained by the Jewish state. …
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TOPICS: European Union; Foreign Affairs; Gaza; Hamas; Iran; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: europe; eussr; fartyshadesofgreen; fartyshadesofjihad; fourthreich; higgins; ira; ireland; masoudpezeshkian; michaeldhiggins; pezeshkian; rop
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1 posted on 09/23/2024 2:53:35 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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