Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I hope the Taoiseach is going to speak out against the clampdown on public expressions of support for the Palestinian people that we have seen in certain EU countries when he is at the European Council this week. I am talking, for example, about the banning of pro-Palestinian protests in France and Germany and the use of tear gas and water cannon against protestors in France. Of course, the Taoiseach cannot credibly oppose censorship and repression in other countries unless he does it when it happens in this country too. Courtney Carey was a customer care team lead at Wix, an Israeli tech company that employs 500 people here in Dublin. She commented online about what she described correctly as the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. She was fired from her job for doing so. I am calling on the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to speak out on this case. It could have a chilling effect on thousands of workers in this country who wish to speak out against a brutal war. It also creates a terrible precedent whereby workers can be fired for expressing a political point of view. I would also like to hear from the Taoiseach on this. I would like to hear him condemn this firing and to comment on this case here today.

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