After 9-year-old Emily Hand and 12 other abductees were released from Hamas captivity on Saturday, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar welcomed the return of Hend, whose father is an Irish citizen. But in a message sharing his joy, he claimed it was an "innocent girl who was lost." "This is a day of immense joy and happiness for Emily and her family," he wrote in a tweet. "This is an innocent girl who was lost and came back, and now we are finally breathing a sigh of relief. Our prayers have been answered."
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar Photo: Reuters
His remarks caused a storm in the Foreign Ministry, but also among Israeli celebrities and opinion leaders. One of them is comedian Abby Nussbaum, who posted a very scathing post on the subject on Sunday, addressing the citizens of Ireland and harshly criticizing Varadkar's outrageous statement.
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"Good morning, citizens of Ireland!" began Nussbaum in a sarcastic post he shared with his Instagram followers. "How are you? Did you drink Irish Coffee this morning? I didn't get to meet many Irishmen. However, if I were you, I was very worried this morning. Why? Well, in case you haven't heard, your sweet prime minister declared that 9-year-old Emily, an Israeli and Irish citizen kidnapped by Hamas, is "an innocent child who got lost, and has now been found and returned to her family." Forget the fact that according to this logic, Anne Frank is a girl who arranged the Boydaam for two years, and the Twin Towers disaster was caused by architectural negligence - what is really worrying is that today your prime minister distorts reality because it does not fit with the Palestinian story, and tomorrow it will be because of another story, and the next day because of another story - until in one of these stories you discover that you were also left out, And your prime minister no longer protects you because you are Protestant/Catholic/low...
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"Because that's how life is – when you choose to disconnect from reality, you can't connect back whenever you want. So right now you may like to believe that little Emily got lost in the forest and the cute wolf from Hamas brought her back, but I have a feeling that within a few years the wolves will come to you too, and you will immediately discover why they have such a big mouth. And I don't see who will save you when your prime minister believes in fairy tales," he concluded, dripping with critical sarcasm.
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