It is a drab Thursday afternoon and Tánaiste and Minister for Foriegn Affairs Simon Harris has returned to his first floor office at Government Buildings, following a UK-Ireland summit in Liverpool that morning. I have just asked him if he would like to visit Israel at a time when the diplomatic relations between the two countries are at rock bottom. The answer is unequivocal, yes, but Mr Harris then entered a caveat. He said that any visit should take place "at the right time" where there had be an opportunity to have what he termed "meaningful engagement". Despite the tempering,...