[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs ] Rory Miller - The economic boom since the 1990s has led to an increase in the number of Jews who have settled in Ireland for economic reasons. It also turned Ireland into a multicultural and multiracial society that has challenged Irish Jewry's status as the major non-Christian minority in the country. The current widespread support for a boycott of Israel among civil society groups is a worrying development, as is the potential of the growing Irish Muslim community to become radicalized.
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