Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Might it be possible to set up an international forum on site and close to the zones of conflict where it could be regarded as the go-to authority to relay grievances on both sides? We must acknowledge that the incursion into Israel by Hamas two weeks ago was not necessarily a friendly gesture, as some would try to paint it nowadays. The retaliation is not a friendly gesture, as some would try to paint it. That cannot go on. The tit-for-tat response to one act of violence with another and another cannot continue. There will be no solution unless it is recognised that both sides have a problem. Both sides have a right to exist. The Palestinian Authority has a right to exist without necessarily relying on Hamas to set the stage for it. Similarly, the Israeli people have a right to exist as well. There are people who reject that argument and say that there should be only one authority in the whole area. Experience has shown in the last number of years that this has not been possible and that we are back to square one. I reiterate the need for an authoritative body that can adjudicate, listen to the grievances, and at least deal with them in a way that would bring about a semblance of useful results.

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