Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I discussed the settlement issue with no less a person than Sulaiman Abu Ghaith several years ago. He said quite clearly to us that the Israelis would be content to talk about a two-state solution for decades while at the same time building the settlements. Everyone here has tried to highlight the utter importance of that.

I have two very quick questions. What about unity in Palestine? We have absolute unity on this issue in Leinster House and in Dáil Éireann, which does not happen too often, but what is happening about unity there? Second, given this legislation has been accepted by all of us as being highly symbolic, how do we, having enacted it, which we will do shortly, please God, move beyond the symbolism? How do we then use it in order that more people follow our lead?