Ireland has a “disproportionate obsession with Israel that we don’t see with any other country”, the Israeli ambassador Dana Erlich has said, as she prepares to return to Jerusalem for consultations with her government after Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine this week. In an interview with The Irish Times, Ms Erlich again objected to the Government’s decision, along with Spain and Norway, to officially recognise the state of Palestine, which has infuriated the Israeli government. But she also expressed worry and frustration with how Israel is perceived and portrayed in Ireland. “You can object to Israeli policy and...