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Ireland’s Occupied Territories Bill ‘blatant anti-Semitism’, says influential US senator

Legislation could transpire to be self-inflicted wound, notes foreign relations committee chairman Jim Risch

Senator Jim Risch (Republican-Idaho): 'Heartbreaking to see the mistake that the Irish are making.' Photograph: Bonnie Cash/Pool/Getty Images
Senator Jim Risch (Republican-Idaho): 'Heartbreaking to see the mistake that the Irish are making.' Photograph: Bonnie Cash/Pool/Getty Images
Ronan McGreevy
Wed Jul 02 2025 - 19:05

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Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times