FactCheck: False claims about Ireland’s position on Gaza ramp up after embassy closure [Video]

IRELAND’S DECISION TO intervene in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice and Israel’s subsequent decision to close its embassy in Dublin have been surrounded by false claims about the Irish government’s position on the war in Gaza.

Many of those claims have come from social media users but they have also come from official Israeli sources. 

An online ad produced by an Israeli propaganda project called Israel Slingshot, using a well-known meme featuring the rapper Drake, has promoted two of the most prominent false claims being made about the Irish government. 

Those claims are:

1. That Ireland has not condemned Hamas for its attack against Israel on 7 October 2023 or called for the release of hostages held in Gaza.

2. That Ireland wants to change the definition of genocide so as to make a guilty verdict for Israel in the ICJ case more likely.

The ad shows a …