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Irish politicians erupt in anger after a private jet owned by Trump associate Gil Dezer used Shannon Airport to transport shackled Palestinian deportees to Israel.

A diplomatic firestorm has erupted in Dublin following revelations that a private jet owned by a prominent Donald Trump donor used Shannon Airport as a refueling stop while transporting Palestinian deportees from the United States to Israel.
The revelation that Irish soil was used to facilitate the forced transfer of detainees to a conflict zone has sparked outrage across the political spectrum. Investigations confirm that a luxury aircraft belonging to Gil Dezer, a Miami real estate tycoon and close associate of the former US president, was chartered by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the sensitive operations. The aircraft touched down in County Clare on two separate occasions, transforming a neutral transit hub into a cog in the machinery of controversial American immigration enforcement.
The logistics of the operation were cold and precise. Flight records indicate the jet departed the United States carrying detainees who reported being shackled at the wrists and ankles for the duration of the transatlantic crossing. Upon landing in Tel Aviv, the passengers were reportedly transferred to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. For Ireland, a nation that has historically championed Palestinian rights, the use of its infrastructure for such missions is a stinging diplomatic embarrassment.
Opposition leaders in the Dáil have branded the incident "reprehensible," demanding immediate answers from the coalition government. "This is not just a refueling stop; it is complicity," one senior Labour lawmaker declared. "We cannot allow our airports to become service stations for human misery." The government has so far cited technical protocols, stating that because the flights were for "non-traffic purposes" and did not embark or disembark passengers, they required no special ministerial clearance.
This incident reopens old wounds regarding Ireland's military neutrality and its relationship with US foreign policy. Shannon Airport has long been a flashpoint for protesters opposing the transit of American military personnel, but the involvement of a private donor's jet in deportation flights shifts the debate into murkier legal territory. Activists are already mobilizing, calling for a total ban on ICE-chartered aircraft entering Irish airspace.
As the government scrambles to review its aviation protocols, the message from the Irish public is clear: neutrality is not merely a legal status, but a moral imperative that must be actively defended. The sight of a Trump donor's jet on the tarmac at Shannon has become a potent symbol of how easily that imperative can be eroded.
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