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. Maurice Cohen:
I think we are too far from the situation to know exactly what is happening with aid. There are various different narratives with the aid. It has got to be stopped from getting into the hands of Hamas because then it does not actually reach the Palestinians who need it or if it does it is at exorbitant prices, which puts it out of their reach. From my understanding, and I am sure different people have different understandings, the aid distribution that the Israeli Government has put in place is delivering enough food on a continual basis where they can, once they are not running afoul of Hamas.
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