Ms Marie Crawley:

Senator O’Reilly asked earlier about potential radicalisation in the Middle East. I think we are already witnessing the worst excesses of Israeli radicalisation in the Middle East. I also think that the framework of international law is at risk of becoming an abstract set of ideals as opposed to a framework for justice.

Israel has totally disregarded international law for decades and acted with total impunity. Now is the time for us not to speak to our obligations under international law, but to act according to those obligations and give the slightest glimmer of hope to the people of Palestine who, as we sit and discuss this in committee, are enduring a living hell. That is the opportunity we have and that is what we must do.