Irish chief rabbi Yoni Wieder at pro-Israel demonstration, Dublin, May 27, 2024

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00:00 And judging from President Higgins' comments, the only thing he took out of our meeting

00:07 is that many Jews in Ireland don't support preventing aid trucks getting into Gaza.

00:14 And that's true! But why is that the only thing that President Higgins can say on behalf of the Jewish community?

00:22 Why does President Higgins still fail to accept that the vast majority of Irish Jews have strong affinity with the State of Israel?

00:32 That we support Israel taking the steps it needs to take to defend itself and to eliminate the threat of Israel.

00:51 And he was unmoved when he was told by a senior member of the Jewish community that as much as it pains him to say it,

00:58 he's grateful that his grandkids are not going to be brought up in Ireland.

01:04 If this is the climate, they're going past the face.