Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I would highlight the difference between calling out and action. We have certainly taken much action in terms of economic sanctions against Russia that we have not against Israel. If we are supporting international law, let me ask this question. The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, conference is happening now. Israel is well known to have nuclear weapons. The Department of Foreign Affairs is rightly proud of its record with regard to non-proliferation and its work in that regard. There are two motions from the Jordanians at this conference. One is around calling out Israeli nuclear weapons and calling for IAEA inspections. Will we support that? That is in keeping international law. Will we support the Jordanian motion with regard to the position of Palestine? If we are to not recognise Palestine but support it as a state and support the two-state solution, we should be ensuring it has full participation in international bodies. Are we going to support international law with regard to non-proliferation in nuclear weapons?

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