‘I will not be backing down’ – Social Democrats drop Israeli local election candidate

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns (Brian Lawless/PA)

Gabija Gataveckaite

The Social Democrats have dropped an Israeli local election candidate for reasons she has branded an “affront to the values of equality and inclusivity”.

Orli Degani, a business consultant who is now running as an Independent for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, said she decided to run because she wanted to “give back” to the community that accepted “me and my family with open arms”.