Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

Mr. Ban Ki-moon has changed his position slightly from that as articulated earlier by the Deputy in that in the immediate aftermath of the event, he condemned it and asked that people be taken into account. That position appears to have been modified somewhat. In my view, his position is as articulated in the response to the parliamentary question. I believe the UN is the vehicle through which this matter should be investigated. If not, another mechanism must be devised that is external to Israel and is independent enough to follow through the investigation.

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