Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste is correct. As an observer to what is going on from the outside, I suppose many countries have shifted in their attitudes and their outlook in regards to the conflict over the past few weeks.

At the Union for the Mediterranean meeting that was attended by High Representative, Mr. Josep Borrell, and the Tánaiste attended, it was agreed that, ultimately, a two-state solution will be the resolution to the conflict that is there and will follow on, and there will have to be a roadmap in place, as the Tánaiste has articulated. It is important to stress that whomever governs Palestine into the future, be it the Palestinian Authority or, as the Tánaiste alluded to, if it is done involving, possibly, an international dimension, there is a need for significant humanitarian investment. Improving trade, as the Tánaiste also articulated, is something that will, I hope, lead to a lasting peace. In the context of the meeting last week, there was one significant absentee, namely, Israel. It would have been helpful if the Israelis had been present.

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