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An Irish tricolor was raised in an area of Palestine on Thursday in response to an Irish Government vote to declare Israel s actions as unlawful de facto annexation of Palestinian territory.
The Irish Government passed the Sinn Féin motion on Wednesday and condemned the ongoing forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the occupied Palestinian territory. Ireland became the first EU member state to label Israeli action in Palestine as de facto annexation by passing the motion.
The motion, which passed unanimously, drew heavy criticism from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs but earned enormous praise in Palestine.
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