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Is Ireland’s stance on Israel and Palestine hurting US relations?

Is all well between Ireland and the US? The US Ambassador to Israel has recently suggested that t...

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16.33 21 Jul 2025


Is Ireland’s stance on Israel and Palestine hurting US relations?


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Is all well between Ireland and the US?

The US Ambassador to Israel has recently suggested that the Irish may have “fallen into a VAT of Guinness”, because of our stance on Israel and Palestine.

This is all in the wake of the Occupied Territories Bill, which will be continuing to make its way through the Oireachtas.

But, what are relations like? Is this souring things?

Niall Stanage is White House Columnist for The Hill, and joins Kieran to discuss.

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