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Source: http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/49175
Sinn Fein Criticizes Irish UNIFIL Commander's Attendance at Israel Independence Day Event in Jerusalem
(Sinn Fein-Ireland) Sinn Fein spokesperson on defense Aengus O Snodaigh TD questioned Irish Minister of Defense Paul Kehoe in the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Thursday about the attendance of Irish Army Maj.-Gen. Michael Beary, commander of UNIFIL in Lebanon, at an event in Jerusalem to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Israel. On April 18, Beary tweeted about the event, using the words "great display" and including a photo of Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the crowd. O Snodaigh said, "Serious questions need to be asked as to why an Irish soldier and head of the peacekeeping forces meant to stop Israeli forces attacking Lebanon again and killing Lebanese and Palestinian citizens in the area would attend such an event."