Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Gaza is on the edge of famine. It is man-made starvation caused by the deliberate actions of the Israeli Government. This comes on top of the horror and the brutality we have already seen. As we as we have already said, the EU Council meeting is coming up at the end of this week. What actions will the Taoiseach be asking from our European colleagues on this? We need a strong European response. In the absence of a strong European response, will the Taoiseach commit to Ireland acting alone which we have a moral imperative to do here? We can do things like passing the divestment Bill and the occupied territories Bill, and through recognition. There are things that are within our power alone if we fail to get agreement from our European colleagues.

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