Irish criticism of the European Union's double standards regarding Palestine

According to Leo Varadkar noted that when it comes to human rights, there should be no discrimination and human rights should be universal, and added: “But the European Union has adopted an approach based on the application of double standards in relation to Palestine and Israel." Varadkar said: “In the human rights debate, Dublin's positions on Palestinian issues are consistent with each other and for this reason we will not allow the US military to use Shannon Airport or any other airport in Ireland to support Israel.” Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters in Ireland recently demonstrated in front of the Houses of Parliament in Dublin to denounce the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Gaza Strip. The protesters, emphasizing the need for a ceasefire in Gaza, demanded the expulsion of the Zionist regime's ambassador from their country. In response to more than 7 decades of occupation of Palestine and more than 10 years of siege of the Gaza Strip, as well as the imprisonment and torture of thousands of Palestinians, the Islamic resistance movement Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm on October 7th. The operation is considered one of the deadliest attacks against the regime; Hamas fighters entered the occupied territories through border barriers at several points, attacked villages and killed or captured a number of Israeli soldiers. Therefore, to compensate for its defeats in resistance operations, the Zionist regime has repeatedly bombed various areas of the Gaza Strip since October 7, killing more than 13,000 Palestinians, including more than 5,000 children and 3,500 women. Also, as a result of the Israeli regime's attacks on the Gaza Strip, more than 6,000 people went missing, of which more than 4,000 were women and children. These attacks also injured more than 30,000 Palestinians, 75% of whom were women and children. US President Joe Biden strongly supports attacks by the Zionist regime. Despite popular demonstrations in support of Gazans, he said he opposed a ceasefire in the war. Observers say the actions of the usurping Israeli regime, including cutting off electricity, limiting aid to Gaza and carrying out attacks on Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip, are examples of war crimes under international law.