Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

-----we are working to support the people of Palestine. The only Chamber I ever go into in the entire world where people do not acknowledge that Ireland - the Government and the people of Ireland - are standing with the people of Palestine, standing up for human rights and standing up for international law is here, when you get up and distort with your ideology the actions of this Government. I am proud of the people of this country. I am proud that we went into an election and it did not matter what party you were in; you stood up and said, "We are going to support the people of Palestine." Get beyond yourself with this narrative that you have all the moral authority and we are terrible people. I am disgusted and sickened watching children dying on our television screens. Every day I come to work and work with all people in here to do our best to show leadership at a time of horrific conflict.

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