Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

-----in respect of actions at the United Nations because we are fundamentally multilateralist. We have worked on the Gaza issue with many like-minded states within the United Nations. Many of the votes on the Middle East reflect that approach by Ireland. We have worked with Arab partner states on a peace process in the Middle East. We supported them and helped in respect of formulating a peace plan in the early part of this war. It is unfortunate that it did not get more widespread support from the international community at the time, including the US. That was problematic. We recognised the State of Palestine. Shortly afterwards, the accusation was that that was only symbolic even though everybody in here had asked for it.

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