IrelandIreland’s’s political political neutrality neutrality,, particularly particularly in in its its military military stance stance,, does does not not necessarily necessarily equate equate to to a a lack lack of of political political opinions opinions or or positions positions on on international international issues issues.. Ireland Ireland has has historically historically expressed expressed strong strong views views on on Israel Israel and and Palestine Palestine,, often often advocating advocating for for Palestinian Palestinian rights rights and and criticizing criticizing Israeli Israeli policies policies.. This This does does not not inherently inherently contradict contradict its its policy policy of of military military neutrality neutrality,, as as neutrality neutrality primarily primarily pertains pertains to to non non-p-particarticipationipation in in military military alliances alliances and and conflicts conflicts,, rather rather than than abst abstainingaining from from political political or or diplomatic diplomatic st stancesances.. Thus Thus,, Ireland Ireland can can maintain maintain its its military military neutrality neutrality while still engaging in political discourse while and still engaging in political discourse and taking taking positions positions on on global global issues issues..