Irish president urges Israel’s expulsion from UN, blasts EU silence Irish President Michael D. Higgins has demanded Israel’s removal from the United Nations, alongside states supplying it with arms, while criticising the European Union for failing to act decisively. In remarks reported by the Irish Times, Higgins denounced what he described as a man-made famine in Gaza and called for an immediate end to trade ties with Israel. READ ALSO: EU moves to suspend trade agreement with Israel over Gaza war He recalled a May 18 meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Pope...