Israel Bars Entry of Dublin’s Mayor Over BDS Ties

Israel announced it would deny entry to Mícheál Mac Donncha over his ties to BDS, but his Irish name was apparently too much for Israeli officials to handle
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The city center of Dublin

The city center of Dublin, Ireland. Crispin Rodwell / Bloomberg

Israel announced on Tuesday it had barred Dublin Lord Mayor Mícheál Mac Donncha from entering the country – while he was already in the West Bank city of Ramallah after having flown in through Tel Aviv.

>>Israel plays blame game over typo that let Dublin mayor barred over BDS to enter

The Interior Ministry later admitted Mac Donncha had entered Israel due to a typo.

The announcement, by both the interior and the strategic affairs ministries, said Mac Donncha would be denied entry to Israel over his ties to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

The Strategic Affairs Ministry, charge with fighting the delegitimization of Israel, said in the statement the reason for the decision was Mac Donncha’s ties with the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which promotes boycotts of Israeli companies and international companies who work in Israel.

Israel Bars Entry of Dublin’s Mayor Over BDS Ties

Israel announced it would deny entry to Mícheál Mac Donncha over his ties to BDS, but his Irish name was apparently too much for Israeli officials to handle
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