Israel lobbied strongly for the opening of an embassy in Dublin 34 years ago, with the charge being led by the young deputy foreign minister Benjamin Netanyahu now the country's Prime Minister, newly released government files show.

Israel will close its embassy in Dublin in light of "the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government," Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said.

Israel says it will close its embassy in Ireland in the coming weeks over the Irish government’s “extreme anti-Israel policies.”

Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar was highly critical of the Irish Government after ordering the closure of the embassy in Dublin. The Israeli Embassy on Shelbourne Road in Dublin (PA ...

Benjamin Netanyahu, who in 1990 was an up-and-coming Israeli politician, urged Ireland that year not to “lag behind” other countries in strengthening diplomatic ties with Israel amid debate over opening an embassy in Dublin.

The move follows Israel's withdrawal of its ambassador in May, after Ireland announced Palestinian state recognition.

Simon Harris was speaking after Israel announced it would be closing its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of ‘crossing every red line’. Simon Harris said he was very proud of Ireland for ...

Israel has closed down its embassy in Ireland in response to what it called “the extreme anti-Israel policy of the Irish government”.

“We want to change what was the headquarters for a war zone into an art zone.” “The decision to close Israel’s Embassy in Dublin was made in light of the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government,” Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar ...

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced that the Jewish nation will shut down its embassy in Dublin, a week after Ireland decided to support a petition at the International Court of Justice a

Israel has said it will close its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of ‘crossing every red line’. Foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure in a statement due to the ‘extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish Government’.

Israel will close its embassy in Dublin in light of “the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government ”, foreign minister Gideon Saar has said, accusing the country of “crossing every red line”.