THE Taoiseach has blamed the US decision to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem for the deaths of nearly 60 Palestinians in Gaza. THE Taoiseach has blamed the US decision to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem for the deaths of nearly 60 Palestinians in Gaza. Varadkar: I said US decision to move embassy in Israel would cost lives, and it hasSpeaking at an EU summit in Bulgaria, Mr Varadkar told Independent.ie: "A few months ago we discussed the decision by the US to relocate its embassy in Jerusalem; we decided as Europe that that was a bad policy decision. "It is very much the view of the Irish government that Israel has used disproportionate force”, he said. The US administration has denied its embassy celebrations which took place on the anniversary of the creation of Israel were to blame for the violence.

Source: Irish Independent May 16, 2018 15:45 UTC