Posted 11/26/2023, 11:16:54 AM
Israel Summons Irish Ambassador Over Varadkar's Comments on Abducted Israeli Girl
- Irish ambassador summoned by Israel for reprimand over Varadkar's "lost and found" comment about Emily Hand
- Varadkar said Hand was an "innocent child who was lost" and "has now been found"
- Israel criticized terms as misleading since Hand was "brutally abducted" and Hamas "knew where she was all along"
- Israeli foreign minister said he will summon Irish ambassador for a "reprimand" over Varadkar's "outrageous" words
- Controversy over Varadkar's Biblical reference to Hand being "lost and found" like the Prodigal Son