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Netanyahu Asks Irish Foreign Minister Why His Country Supports NGOs Seeking Israel's Destruction
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - After meeting with visiting Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying that he asked the foreign minister "why Ireland helps NGOs that call for the destruction of Israel." Ireland provides millions of euros to NGOs operating in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and - alongside Sweden - has for years been among the staunchest critics of Israel inside the EU. Netanyahu "expressed his dissatisfaction over Ireland's traditional stance and told the foreign minister that his country does not condemn Palestinians for incitement and for glorifying those who commit terrorist attacks." He noted that many European countries overlook the core of the Israeli-Palestinian problem, "the Palestinians' refusal to recognize the state of the Jews."