Dáil debates
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions
Defence Forces
11:30 am
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
International best practice and blah, blah, blah, blah is what we hear. What we hear is the Minister contradicting himself in the grandiose statements he makes condemning the actions of Israel. Israel is moving to expel Palestinians from villages to carry out live military operations and live firing actions. These are villages that have been funded by Irish Aid. The equipment we are purchasing from Israel has been battle tested in illegally occupied territories. The Minister might think that is okay but I do not. The right thing to do is to stop military trade with Israel. If we are serious about being the strongest voice for the Palestinian people internationally or at European level, the right thing to do would be to stand up against what is a brutal military occupation of the Palestinian people. To compound the Minister's failure, he thinks that it is okay to purchase that military equipment that is being used to occupy and oppress the Palestinian people brutally and the Minister thinks it is okay to use Irish taxpayers' money to purchase any military equipment from Israel. I certainly do not.
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