FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT ROBERT MAXWELL

ISRAEL’S RUTHLESS INTELLIGENCE service, Mossad, insists that a recent interest in the travel habits of Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris, is merely a concern for the Taoiseach’s safety after his recognition of a Palestinian state, and nothing more.

“Support Hamas’s aims, support Hamas,” said an intelligence officer. “Support Hamas, support Iran. Support Iran, support Russia. Support Russia, support China. You see the danger the man has exposed himself to? If the CIA doesn’t try to bump him off, the Saudis, the Poles, the Taiwanese, even the Egyptians and the Afghanis might have a go. We just don’t want to get the blame, even if his plans could lead to the extinction of Israel and her people. The people of Palestinian may not all be Hamas, but Hamas is all Palestinian people. Forays into virtue signalling foreign policy may seem to be a good way of improving poll numbers but they can have consequences you never foresaw. Time to grow up, Simon!”