Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and Leas-Cheann Comhairle. As I was saying, as a result of that campaign, 500 Palestinian villages and 11 urban neighbourhoods were destroyed, 700,000 Palestinians were expelled and several thousand were massacred. It was a genocide at the time. What is happening today is not very different. The Minister said he has not ruled out recognition by Ireland of the Palestinian state, which would be a step towards a two state resolution. Why should we wait any longer? Sweden did not wait. Does the Minister not believe that it is urgent that we do this now?

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