The Israeli foreign ministry has described as "outrageous" and "baseless" Ireland's vote to declare Israel's settlement in Palestinian territory as an illegal annexation. Ireland has become the first EU country to declare that the Israeli settlement in Palestinian territory amounts to illegal annexation, after a Dáil motion received cross-party support. "Baseless position"However, a spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry said: "Israel outright rejects Ireland's outrageous and baseless position regarding Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. He told the Dáil that a return to "business as usual" and the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory cannot be accepted. We cannot return to the flouting of international law, with the expansion of illegal settlements into occupied Palestinian territory.

Source: Irish Examiner May 27, 2021 07:01 UTC