John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My question is for the Minister for Foreign Affairs. This week we have seen the Israeli apartheid regime refuse entry to an EU delegation to the occupied Palestinian territories. This delegation included two Irish MEPs. This follows on from the erroneous designation of six Palestinian civil society and human rights NGOs as terror entities, not to mention the ongoing refusal to allow entry to the UN Special Rapporteur or the UN human rights committee members to the occupied territories.

On top of that, we have also seen the murder of the American Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. This is a clear attempt to suppress the truth of the Israelis' inhumane treatment of Palestinian people and the reality of apartheid. Is now the time the Minister will actually act and start holding this apartheid regime to account for its grotesque breach of international law? What is the Minister going to do and what is the Irish Government going to do?

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