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

Saying the attacks were understandable in any shape or form is tacit support. Quite frankly, the Tánaiste is not applying uniform or consistent standards when it comes to the behaviour of the big powers who dominate and who are currently paralysing the UN Security Council. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. People like Macron, May or Trump, with Israel cheering them on, said we must uphold international law and the prohibition on chemical weapons. Despite this, although the Tánaiste and I know that those same powers have used chemical weapons, nobody said a bloody word when they did it in Gaza. There were no sanctions or expulsions and nobody said it would be understandable if Hamas lobbed a few rockets back in retaliation. I bet the Tánaiste would not say that. There are double standards and that is what is fuelling the conflict that is tearing the Middle East apart.

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