Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)

Question 102: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the unconditional support given by previous US Governments to Israel has been an obstacle to achieving a permanent peace in the Middle East; if, in his contacts with the new US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the US Administration, he will urge her to join with the EU in developing a policy which respects the rights and addresses the fears of both the Israeli and Palestinian communities and ensures that there is no reoccurrence of the events that happened in Gaza in the past month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2313/09]

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