John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Much of the focus this afternoon has been on Ukraine and the naval exercises off the southern coast and, obviously, much of that was aired at the EU Council meeting. What was said about Palestine and specifically the designation last October of the six civil society and human rights groups as terrorist entities? Things have evolved even further and it has now come to light that the EU Commission has suspended funding to these six organisations. On the one hand, I welcome that we are prepared to stand up for human rights, self-determination and territorial integrity in Ukraine, but the silence is deafening with regard to the rights of the Palestinian people, who deserve and need the same rights and the same priority to be given at EU level. What mention was there about Palestine and the Palestinian organisations that have been designated terrorist entities? What specific documentation has been furnished to the EU from Israel to substantiate the false claims that have been made about the six organisations? What has been asked and what detail has been given?

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