Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with much of what the Tánaiste said in his analysis of the situation in the West Bank. Clearly, the illegal settlements are a huge block to any sort of development of any peace process or two-state solution.

The Tánaiste mentioned humanitarian aid on numerous occasions. Of course, I welcome that. It is really important. The difficulty is that when Israel destroys that humanitarian aid that has been allocated to Palestinians, blows it up or wrecks it, there are no consequences for Israel doing that. The illegal settlements are an ongoing issue. There are no consequences for the development of those settlements. When will we see moves that will facilitate a balanced solution to bring about peace?

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