Irish Examiner view: Balanced comments welcomed on Israel-Palestine issue

Palestinians look for survivors after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City yesterday. Picture: Abed Khaled/AP

Earlier this week Taoiseach Leo Varadkar touched on the EU’s response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In doing so he illustrated how Ireland operates within the EU.

Speaking in the Dáil, the Taoiseach said he had spoken to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen about her controversial comments on the Israel-Hamas situation.