Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would not accept that. Ireland has been very strong at the UN Security Council on this. Indeed, the Secretary General has thanked me for Ireland's proactive role at the Security Council on the Palestinian question and in support of the Palestinian right to a homeland and general issues.

I am not clear in terms of the advocacy that Sinn Féin members have promoted on behalf of Palestinians when they go to America. When they meet with senior politicians in America, they are very quiet in regard to Palestinians as they make presentations to the United States.

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