Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Here is the fundamental problem: the words “Israel has the right to defend itself” have been contaminated because they have been associated with the carpet bombing of civilian areas, the forced displacement of 1 million people and the denial to ordinary civilians of water, electricity and food.