In the Middle East, the safest Western Passport is an Irish one. If the Irish get kidnapped it is by accident and are usually let go with a sincere apology. An Irish journalist was even allowed to interview Carlos the Jackal. The Irish ate considered fellow comrades in arms for terrorists. So any Irish government speech on the Middle East is onky going to go one way. It is a curious phenomenon as I have already fondness for Ireland having Irish on both sides of the family and a half Irish niece. But yeah when it comes to us Jews there definitely seems to be something else going on, sadly.