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Irish president rejects call not to attend Holocaust memorial event

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The statement from Áras an Uachtaráin (the presidential residence) said: “President Higgins’ statements will show, through his work in politics and as president, that he has again and again strongly condemned antisemitism, Islamophobia and all forms of racism.”

The statement added that the president’s previous comments included “the clear suggestion that any targeting of Jewish or Israeli people in Ireland is completely wrong and should be addressed immediately by the State and non-State actors”.

Following the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Gaza, the statement said that “the president has strongly expressed the hope that a hostage release and ceasefire agreement will bring the release of all hostages and an end to the horrific loss of life”.

The memorial event will mark 80 years since the end of World War II and remember all those who perished in the Holocaust.


BBC News

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