Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is no surprise in respect of Israel and its general view. I have experience of very learned international judicial figures having produced reports in the past, and the degree to which they were personally undermined subsequently was quite shocking. That is going back over a decade. The International Criminal Court is investigating the situation in Palestine, as well as Ukraine and other situations, and will continue to do that.

Irrespective of whether one country does or not, the world takes seriously the outcome of respected bodies like the International Criminal Court. Notwithstanding what it says, Israel is very concerned about how it is perceived on international fora and works very hard to get its point of view across, as we know.