Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have one brief comment. I agree with the Minister of State that this is not the major issue in the Middle East, but because it was brought to the attention of Deputy Dooley and myself, we felt obliged to raise it. There is a very important message for the Israeli authorities here. If they treated their own citizens well, that would flag Israel as a vastly superior state compared with, say, the dysfunctional nature of a country like Syria. It is really important in Israel's interest, never mind that of the Arab community, that it treat the minorities within its borders properly.

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