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
Mr. Alan Shatter:
There is much more we could do than symbolism. We have learned, as the Deputy will be familiar, an enormous amount arising from our peace process and the 30 years of violence on this island. There is so much of a positive nature we could bring to seeking to play a real role, not just a rhetorical role, in trying to bring Israelis and Palestinians together, to teach people how to bring about a peace process and the baby steps necessary. Instead, we choose rhetoric and demonising over and above productive, substantive engagement and that is deeply regrettable.
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