Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

After 65 days of brutal Israeli assaults on Gaza, more than 18,000 Palestinians have been killed, including more than 6,000 children. It must stop. The world must force Israel to stop. I welcome that the Irish Government has joined Spain, Belgium and Malta in urging the European Union to call for a ceasefire. The failure of the EU to adopt that position already has undermined Europe's credibility as a voice for peace, international law and conflict resolution. I hope EU leaders will finally act. However, if they do not, will the Taoiseach commit to working with those other signatories and other states, inside and outside the EU, to bring forward measures to put a price on Israel's blatant breaches of international law? There must be diplomatic, economic and trade penalties for a regime that is breaching international law in such a blatant manner.

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