Leo Varadkar

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Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's Post About Emily Hand ... (Newsweek)

Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar's Saturday statement about Emily Hand, a young Israeli hostage, drew backlash over the leader's word choice, ...

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Parable pitfall: Irish PM's biblical allusion prompts outrage in Israel (POLITICO.eu)

DUBLIN — When Emily Hand, an Irish-Israeli girl kidnapped by Hamas, was released from captivity Saturday night, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar attempted ...

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Gaza: Israel summons Irish ambassador over Hamas hostage row (BBC News)

The Irish ambassador has been summoned by Israel's foreign minister after comments made by Leo Varadkar.

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Israeli foreign minister accuses Irish taoiseach of legitimising terror ... (The Guardian)

Eli Cohen criticised Leo Varadkar's description of nine-year-old Emily Hand as being 'lost', not 'kidnapped'

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Israel criticises Leo Varadkar for comments on release of nine-year ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

The Taoiseach was responding to the release of Irish-Israeli Emily Hand who was abducted and taken hostage by the terrorist group.

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'Maybe you have lost your moral compass': Fury at Ireland PM Leo ... (Daily Mail)

Freed hostage Emily Hand was at the centre of a diplomatic bust up between the Israel foreign minister and the Ireland Taoiseach (pictured) just hours after ...

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Leo Varadkar's Comments On Freed Hamas Hostage Cause Fury In ... (Yahoo News Canada)

"Shame on you," Israel's foreign minister hit out at the Irish taoiseach.

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Israel reprimanding Irish ambassador 'bit of an overreaction ... (Jewish News)

It comes after Israel took issue with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar saying an “an innocent child who was lost has now been found” after Hamas released ...

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Leo Varadkar's tweet on hostage Emily Hand being 'lost' sparks ire ... (Yahoo News UK)

A tweet by Irish premier Leo Varadkar referring to former Hamas hostage Emily Hand as having been lost has sparked ire in Israel.

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Irish ambassador expresses 'surprise' at Israeli reaction to Leo ... (Irish Examiner)

Sonya McGuinness had been summoned after Israeli ministers took exception to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's tweet about the release of the nine-year-old held ...

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Irish ambassador called to Israeli ministry in 'overreaction' to ... (The Independent)

Leo Varadkar said an 'an innocent child who was lost has now been found' after Hamas released nine-year-old Irish-Israeli hostage Emily Hand.

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Irish ambassador meets Israeli official over Varadkar comments (BBC News)

Sonya McGuinness says she is surprised at Israel's criticism of the Irish government.

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Ireland: Israel is overreacting on Varadkar (POLITICO.eu)

Israel's decision to summon the Irish ambassador over comments by Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is “an overreaction,” Ireland's Education Minister Simon ...

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Here's what an Israeli newspaper cartoonist made of Leo Varadkar's ... (The Irish Times)

Mr Cohen accused Mr Varadkar of “losing his moral compass” in the choice of word, saying: “Emily Hand was not 'lost', she was kidnapped by a terror organisation ...

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