Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 4:

A.

After "bombing that occurred last evening" to insert "and calls for an independent investigation by the International Criminal Court";

B.

To insert the following after "the appalling consequences of violence;":

"— unreservedly condemns the indiscriminate bombing of residential areas in Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces; the collective punishment of civilians through the restriction of basic humanitarian supplies including food, water and electricity; the restrictions placed on entry and exit to Gaza; and the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians;"; and

C.

To insert the following after "reminds relevant companies of their legal obligations in this regard;":

"— condemns the actions of the President of the European Commission who offered unqualified support to Israel as it failed to conform with international law through its actions in Gaza;

— calls for the immediate recognition by Ireland of the State of Palestine, the removal of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and the imposition of sanctions and proposals in line with those contained in the Occupied Territories Bill and the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill;".

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