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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been banned from Galway after Labour councillor Níall McNelis tabled the motion. Photo: Reuters
Galway has just banned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his entire cabinet in a spectacular piece of Irish geopolitical theatre.
The motion, tabled by Labour Councillor Níall McNelis says that no senior Israeli officials are welcome there “for as long as illegal occupation of Palestine and bordering countries continues, and war crimes are being perpetrated by the Israeli state”.