Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Israel would not be able to continue what the International Court of Justice has rightly recognised as a possible genocide, the worst possible crime anybody is capable of committing, without the favoured trade status, political support and arms it receives from the European Union. It simply would not be able to do it. The European Union is the biggest trading partner of Israel. Germany gives it the second largest amount of arms after the United States. Any change to that would massively impact on Israel's ability to carry out the horror that is continuing in Gaza as we speak. It shows no sign, wish or desire to stop this horror, massacre and genocide.

No matter what the Taoiseach says or what public opinion has forced Ursula von der Leyen to roll back on slightly, in terms of her standing shoulder to shoulder with Israel when all of this began, the reality is that she is up to her neck in the horror. How on earth can the Government give her support? How can the Taoiseach or Fianna Fáil horse trade Deputy McGrath's position on the Commission in order to give her support? It is outrageous and shows complete moral bankruptcy for us not to say that we need to replace someone who is up to her neck in the horror that is taking place in Gaza.

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