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| Melanie Phillips: Ireland’s Obsessional Hatred Of Israel - As I See It |
| 2019-02-02 |
| [Jpost] Strangely, the Israel issue has become emblematic in the battle over Irish identity. There’s a particularly sweet spot in the enormous technology deal Israel has just pulled off. Over the next five years, the tech giant Intel will invest a whopping $11 billion in a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Israel. The investment will be worth around 0.7% of Israel’s gross domestic product and is expected to produce thousands of jobs. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 Michael Collins must be spinning in his grave. How far Ireland has fallen |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2019-02-02 14:09 |
| #7 The sweet spot is that in securing this deal, Israel beat off competition from Ireland. Might want to rephrase that one - how'd that get past the editors? |
| Posted by: Raj 2019-02-02 10:13 |
| #6 Invalid sampling. Alcohol related, genetic mutational issues in play. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-02 10:06 |
| #5 The Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual advisor Yusuf Qaradawi founded the European Council for Fatwa and Research, and placed it headquarters in Ireland, in 1997. |
| Posted by: Chereting Pelosi1889 2019-02-02 09:48 |
| #4 The IRA had no problem with Middle East terrorist groups. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-02-02 08:29 |
| #3 Oi vey |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-02-02 08:20 |
| #2 stereotypical hatred of Jews as parasitical moneylenders and exploiters of working people. The Irish, for whatever reason, have always been a combination of Nazis and Communists (granted that's a distinction without a difference). Which should make them persona non grata in any polite society. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-02-02 08:15 |
| #1 "farrago" now there is a word so seldom used. A combination of many things. |
| Posted by: Dale 2019-02-02 04:38 |