Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister think there should be any sanction for the systematic breaking of international law? The Minister believes sanctions are justified against Syria. Does the Minister believe that at any point sanctions should be imposed against Israel for what it is doing?

Does the Minister believe anything other than words of concern should be expressed about the fact that the United States has now legitimised the breaking of international law? Does the Minister believe it was legitimate to dismantle the apartheid state in South Africa using sanctions and boycott? Will the Minister explain the difference? What is the difference between the systematic flouting of international law and the ethnic cleansing being conducted by the Israeli State on the one hand and what apartheid South Africa did on the other? Can they Minister explain the difference? I cannot see the difference, except for the fact that Israel has done it more thoroughly. Does the Minister oppose ethnic cleansing? That is what is being done in east Jerusalem – there is no other word for it.

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