Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In relation to Shannon, the US does not fly planes through Shannon to Israel. It does bring some of its troops to service people through to bases in Europe and other parts of the world, and has done that for a very long time. I have set out the rules in relation to the use of Shannon Airport for transit.

I think that has happened to the Palestinian people for the past 75 years is shameful. It is appalling. I think the international community and, as part of that, the West and the Arab world have let them down extremely badly. That is putting it way too mildly. It has been a story of dispossession, a story of occupation and a story of significant loss-----

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