Coveney: Comments made by Israeli ambassador aimed at President Higgins 'unhelpful' 

Simon Coveney: 'For me, it is frustrating when public figures and elected officials repeat misinformation.' Picture: Damien Storan

Comments by the Israeli ambassador aimed at President Michael D Higgins were "unhelpful", Simon Coveney has said.

Mr Coveney, a former foreign affairs minister, was reacting to an interview in a Sunday newspaper where Dana Erlich said she believed the effect of the President's comments was "inflammatory" and Israel was not breaking international law in Gaza.