Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)

The Tánaiste said global momentum is building, but what happened yesterday with the EU? Those concerned sat on their hands as this information was brought to their attention.

The EU and UK are feeling the pressure because half a million people took to the streets in London and there were huge marches all over the globe. The global movement of ordinary people is the only light that shows humanity still exists. The sanctions the EU has imposed on Russia include travel bans, the immobilisation of €210 billion in Russian central bank assets, and trade restrictions. What has the EU imposed on Israel? Absolutely zilch. One hundred and nine thousand people are considered to be dead, according to The Economist. The Government can pass the occupied territories Bill, stop Shannon being used, take away the definition of "antisemitism"-----

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