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“To say the Irish people are antisemitic is a deep slander”
The President made the comments during a ceremony where the new Palestinian Ambassador presented her credentials
irishexaminer.com
Michael D Higgins: To say the Irish people are antisemitic is a deep slander
Mr Higgins said he believed that it was part of a 'pattern to damage Ireland'
![Quote from James Joyce's Ulysses: As Stephen walks out, Deasy runs after him, anxious to belabor his point:
I just wanted to say, he said. Ireland, they say, has the honour of being the only country which never persecuted the jews. Do you know that? No. And do you know why? I-| Because she never let
them in, Mr Deasy said solemnly. l-] She never let them in, he cried again through his laughter ... that's why?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e2mts6tcqrihw7w5ycao5eie/bafkreiba3wxnym5jtmkjul46wzi3rathvzv5thzbbwqgqrgnpj5itlc4vi)
