Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ursula von der Leyen damaged the credibility of the EU in her actions and utterances and through her partisan interventions in support of Israel during the onslaught on Gaza. In offering Netanyahu and his regime unconditional and unqualified support, she has effectively provided political cover for the genocidal destruction that is happening.

Ireland needs to take a stand on this. I do not think it is good enough for the Tánaiste to say that elections will be taking place and we will wait and see the outcome of that, with the normal business of negotiation, where we will support them and they will support us. We need to take a stand on this, as does the State, and EU election candidates need to take a stand on this issue.

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