Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I want to express my sympathy and condolences to the family of Kim Damti and the families of all those who have tragically lost their lives over the past week. Speaking about Russia on 19 October last year, President von der Leyen stated: "... attacks against civilian infrastructure, especially electricity, are war crimes. Cutting off men, women, children of water, electricity and heating with winter coming - these are acts of pure terror. And we have to call it as such." Now, when Israel is doing precisely that, all she has to say is about the right of Israel to defend itself, giving a green light to the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza that is currently taking place. Will the Tánaiste do what President von der Leyen refuses to do? Will he call it out? Will he describe Israel's siege of Gaza as a war crime? Will he describe the raining down of bombs on residential buildings and hospitals as acts of pure terror?

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