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Irish Ambassador ‘surprised’ at Israeli reaction to Leo Varadkar’s Emily Hand ‘lost’ tweet after showdown in Jerusalem

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Irish Ambassador ‘surprised’ at Israeli reaction to Leo Varadkar’s Emily Hand ‘lost’ tweet after showdown in Jerusalem Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen took issue with the Taoiseach using the word ‘lost’ after Emily Hand (9) was releasedVaradkar defended the post saying ‘majority of people understand what I was saying’Irish Ambassador Sonya McGuinness to meet Cohen today for rebuke‘This is a complete distraction. Emily Hand, the little girl is free’ – Harris

Emily Hand runs into the arms of her father, after she is released from captivity

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Today at 14:30 Ireland’s Ambassador to Israel has expressed ‘surprise’ at the reaction to a tweet made by Leo Varadkar after the release of Emily Hand (9) by Hamas at the weekend.

Sonya McGuinness was summoned from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to be reprimanded by the Israeli foreign ministry.

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