Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste spoke about the fact that we highlighted many issues, which, to be clear, include illegal settlement activity and a murderous campaign against Palestinians by the Israeli Government. We have seen the recent moves and the repeal of the 2005 law on dismantling further illegal settlements in the northern West Bank. I do not think Israel really cares about putting up any sort of front about what it is doing at this point. Netanyahu's Government seems to be far more right wing than ones I would have considered to be beyond right wing. We would love if we could deal with friendly countries, whether in Europe or internationally, on taking concerted action to make sure Israel understands that this is not acceptable, to put it on the back foot internationally to a certain extent and to give it the pariah state status it should have. We need action and some of that will happen at state level.

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