Government grants residency to IDF soldiers who served during Gaza genocide – Palestinian refusals rise
Jim O’Callaghan’s justice department granted residency to Israelis who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Gaza genocide – while new statistics show Palestinian long-term visa refusals continuing to rise.
Jim O’Callaghan’s justice department granted residency to Israelis who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Gaza genocide – while new statistics show Palestinian long-term visa refusals continuing to rise.
The Ditch has established that an Israeli couple who came to Ireland in July 2025 were both on reserve duty with the IDF immediately after 7 October, 2023.
The woman later worked at the Israeli Ministry of Defense as an operation and strategy officer from October 2023 to July 2024, according to her LinkedIn profile.
She arrived in Ireland in July 2025 with her partner after he secured a role at Google’s Dublin office.
She holds a Stamp 1G permission, which allows her to work full-time in Ireland as the partner of a work permit holder.
Her partner served in the IDF from 2015 until 2022 as an intelligence analyst and again as a reserve soldier after 7 October, 2023.
He continues to volunteer with the IDF as a “resilience lecturer for veterans”, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Meanwhile new monthly statistics released by the justice department show the refusal rate for long-term Palestinian visa applicants has risen again.
The Ditch reported last month that the refusal rate for January to May this year was 50.7 percent. The statistics for June have pushed it to 52.1 percent, with just one application granted and five refused.
