Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)
One of the witnesses mentioned that all of the areas are in Area C. Not of all of them are in Area C. It is not a big point but it is another example of throwing in something as a fact when it is not a fact. Lauding the aid that has been given by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is unbelievable. It is the biggest act of hubris and misinformation. We have been engaging with the NGOs on the ground and receiving testimonies from those that have been delivering for decades and are no longer able to give it. For the witnesses to say that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is somehow doing a great job, is the height of hubris and something that needs to be disregarded by this committee when we are doing our report.
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