Gaza puts Ireland's public investments in the occupied territories under scrutiny  

The State is investing millions in companies engaged across illegal Israeli settlements and profiting from their operations through a key public investment fund, writes Emer Walsh

Through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, the State is investing in several companies engaged across illegal Israeli settlements.

The crisis in Palestine has left Ireland’s politicians in a tricky position when it comes to where the State invests its money. As clashing parties debate the extent of Ireland’s response to the devastation in Gaza, Government politicians have walked a tightrope.

From the Taoiseach down, politicians here have been vocal about the actions of Israel. In recent weeks, Leo Varadkar labelled the Israeli government as “blinded by rage”, adding that what it is doing “resembles something more approaching revenge” than self-defence.