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Danny KEMP

Gaza Casts Pall Over Irish PM's St Patrick's Day Talks With Biden

US President Joe Biden meets with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office ahead of the March 17 Saint Patrick's Day holiday (Credit: AFP)

The Irish premier's annual Saint Patrick's Day visit to the White House is normally a joyful affair -- but this year the war in Gaza cast a shadow darker than a rainy Dublin sky.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and President Joe Biden -- who loves to celebrate his Irish ancestry -- found themselves having to paper over a deep split over Israel's handling of the conflict.

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