Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy again and I welcome his criticism of Hamas and of its ideology. I note that he has yet to say anything about the other occupations that exist around the world and I often wonder why so little is said about them and so much about this particular one. That does not, however, in any way take away from the fact that what is happening in Israel and what the Israeli Government is doing are indefensible. As I said earlier, annexation, expulsions, plantations and the killing of civilians must be roundly condemned by all of us in this House and I know that we do that.

Action is likely to be co-ordinated on this at an EU level and I am sure that it will be discussed at the General Affairs Council and among Prime Ministers. Any action that is agreed by the European Union on the matters that the Deputy has raised is one that the Government will support.

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