On July 21^st 2009, Mr. Al Zaeem met Irish delegation members Mr. Bernard-Joseph Durkan, Mr. Joseph Costello, Mr. Clare Brosnan, Mr. Rory O'Hanlon, Mr. Ronan-Edward Gargan, Mr. Michael-Daniel Higgins, and Mr. Michael Woods at the destroyed American International School, where they discussed the current situation after the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the negative effect of the imposed closure. In addition, Mr. Al Zaeem briefed them about the history of the American International School, which was completely leveled by an Israeli airstrike.