Varadkar not surprised by US refusal to stop sending arms to Israel

Leo Varadkar said the US engagements are 'about a lot more than the shamrock ceremony', and there is enormous value in having meetings over St Patrick's week.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and US President Joe Biden during the St Patrick's Day Reception and Shamrock Ceremony in the the East Room of the White House, Washington DC. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Anyone who is surprised by the US stance on Israel "needs to spend a bit more time reading foreign policy" the Taoiseach has said.

Leo Varadkar has said he was not surprised or angered when president Joe Biden told him in the Oval Office that the US will not be halting the shipment of military aid to Israel.