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

-----because far from it, it is seen as a world leader in defence of international law. Our request to the Government and our amendment to this motion, which I hope it will support, sets out that Ireland is sending a message to the world that we want to become world leaders too because we will not stand over what Israel is doing in Palestine with the approval and the authorisation, essentially, of the international community because the international community is yet to say "Stop". We want you, Tánaiste, on our behalf to say loudly and clearly that the Irish people say stop, stad anois.

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