Ireland is ‘rewarding Hamas directly for their barbaric behaviour’ by recognising Palestine, says Tom Hand
Irish man’s daughter Emily was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days last year during which time he believed her to be dead
Emily Hand
stories related to Emily Hand, the Israel-Irish girl held hostage by Hamas and released in November 2023
‘Ashamed to call myself Irish’, says Tom Hand, after Government recognition of Palestine
Hand, whose daughter Emily was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days last year, says move was a ‘reward’ for militant group’s violence
Emily Hand doing ‘incredibly well’, her father says
Nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl had been held captive by Hamas for 50 days
‘Fix my broken child’: Emily Hand’s father Tom says she is readjusting after captivity
Israeli-Irish hostage Emily (9) saw a man being shot at during her ordeal at the hands of Hamas
Israeli president angrily criticises Irish reaction to release of Emily Hand
Isaac Herzog invites Leo Varadkar to country but is incredulous that Taoiseach had not mentioned either Israel or Hamas in tweet
‘She’s forgotten how to be comforted’: Emily Hand just whispers as she could not make noise in captivity, father says
The Irish-Israeli girl is "coming out little by little" and told her father Tom Hand that she thought he too had been taken captive and how her own experience felt as if it had lasted a year
Here’s what an Israeli newspaper cartoonist made of Leo Varadkar’s ‘lost’ Emily Hand comments
Haaretz sharply criticised Taoiseach’s social media post that kidnapped girl had been ‘lost’
Varadkar’s mistake was to use words open to deliberate misinterpretation
If the Israeli Government finds it cathartic to take random swipes at Ireland, we may just have to grin and bear it: a country that broadly aims to be even handed is an awkward fly in the ointment
The Irish Times view on the release of Emily Hand: Irish diplomacy pays off
There are still hopes that the hostage dialogue may open a pathway to further talks on a peaceful way forward
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