Ireland welcomed international officials to Dublin this week for a gathering devoted to combating antisemitism. According to the chairman of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, one hotel responded to the planned gathering by asking a revealing question: Would the Israel Defense Forces be involved?

The question had nothing to do with the event.

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