Ireland’s highest-ranking politicians are refusing to be intimidated by claims that they are “anti-Semitic.”

Earlier this year Ireland joined Norway, Spain and Slovenia in supporting the recognition of a Palestinian state. On December 11 the Irish government announced it was backing of a 5,000-page court case brought against Israel by the International Court of Justice.

The document accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.

In response, Israel shut down its embassy in Ireland with its Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, accusing Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon Harris of having taken an “extreme anti-Israel policy” rooted in the “delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state.”

LifeSiteNews reports: Harris, who assumed office in April, has since made public statements indicating he is not backing down from telling the truth.

“What about what Netanyahu is doing to the innocent children of Gaza?” Harris asked at a recent press conference. “Killing children — I think that’s reprehensible.”

“Nobody is going to silence Ireland,” he added.

Harris, who is only 38, notably led the fight for the legalization of abortion in his country after running for office as a pro-life candidate in the early 2010s.

Harris’ comments were echoed by current pro-abortion Irish President Michael D. Higgins.

It is a “deep slander” of the Irish people to accuse them of being anti-Semitic simply because they disagree with Benjamin Netanyahu, Higgins said this week.

Netanyahu is “in breach of so many bits of international law and the sovereignty of three of his neighbors,” he added.

The diplomatic row has set off a firestorm of acrimony between the two counties’ supporters on social media. Dozens of videos and memes have made the rounds on X of supporters for both sides of the conflict.