Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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I will come to that in a minute. The Governor made that point in his opening statement, in response to questions from Deputy Boyd Barrett and indeed in the letter to the committee. However, I ask him to acknowledge that Israel is promoting these as war bonds. It is really important to understand where this financing goes to and to what efforts. We know that Israel has killed more children, UN personnel and journalists than any war ever. They had our soldiers, our peacekeepers, whom Mr. Makhlouf rightly described as the bravest of the brave, pinned down for the past number of days in Lebanon. These are war bonds. It is important at this moment in history as we are seeing what is unfolding that we acknowledge what Israel is calling them. Irrespective of whatever prospectus it has given, does Mr. Makhlouf acknowledge that Israel is asking people to support the war effort by purchasing these bonds?