Dana Erlich is not sure if she will be returning to Ireland. She is currently in Jerusalem discussing how to respond to our decision to recognise the state of Palestine Michael Douglas questions Ireland's 'one-sided' view of Israel Israel’s ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich said she was quizzed by Hollywood actor Michael Douglas about Ireland’s stance on Israel. Ms Erlich met the 79-year-old Wall Street star at the site of the Nova music festival, where they went to “bear witness” to where the October 7 attack by Hamas occurred.
During their meeting, Douglas, whose late father Kirk Douglas was Jewish, questioned the ambassador about Ireland’s views on Israel and its stance on the war on Gaza. She said: “He was asking about the atmosphere in Ireland. He wanted to know why there is a very one-sided and biased view of Israel.
We talked about that because he was surprised about the way that Israel is presented in Ireland. Dana Erlich, the Israeli ambassador to Ireland. The pop art artwork hanging in her office is her own work.
Photo: Steve Humphreys “He was asking, ‘why is Ireland so one-sided against Israel? What don’t they see? What don’t they understand? What needs to be explained to them? What [information] needs to be shared [for Ireland to understand Israel’s point of view]?’” Ms Erlich was recalled by the Israeli foreign affairs minister Israel Katz following Ireland’s decision to officially recognise the State of Palestine. Ms Erlich said it wi.
