Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious, however, that when Deputy Brady brought forward the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 around the withdrawal of investment through State investment funds in occupied territories in Israel, the Government did not advance it just a couple of months ago.

It was the Minister, Deputy Micheál Martin, who brought in the comparison between our response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and said we have been consistent when it comes to the territorial expansion between condemning Russia's occupation of Ukraine and condemning territorial expansion in the West Bank forced upon the Palestinians by the Israelis. However, we have not when it comes to economic sanction. We have diverged completely. We offer rhetoric without anything behind it. That is where the frustration is for those of us who do not for a second disagree with any of the rhetoric. We have felt a very strong line but we have been completely weak when it comes to action. Therefore, when we talk about the Minister's belief in continuing the two-state solution, we would all, of course, love to see a two-state solution-----

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