"This was a grandstanding, a pompous political act, nothing more, nothing less," he told DW. "Israel did not sever diplomatic ties with Ireland, it just shut down its embassy, which is by definition a temporary thing."
"I would have found a balance between signalling our displeasure but also finding a way to maintain a dialogue," Issacharoff told DW, adding that there were valid reasons for a diplomatic presence.
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