Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I agree. Settler violence against Palestinians has intensified. This is a policy of the Israeli government to drive Palestinians from land and to use intimidation and violence against Palestinians. This is ongoing. However, there must be accountability. One of the schools mentioned by the Tánaiste, in a village called Khirbet Zanuta, was funded by Irish Aid and was completely destroyed. There must be accountability not only for settler violence but also for violence by the Israeli state. There must be sanctions. I ask the Tánaiste to consider the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill. This is a very moderate Bill and I ask the Government to look again at it. There must be some sort of economic sanctions against settler violence and the Israeli state regarding the ongoing violence against Palestinians.

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