Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

Gabhaim buíochas leis na Daonlathaithe Sóisialta as an rún seo a chur os ár gcomhair. Tacaím go huile agus go hiomlán leis. Two weeks ago, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael clubbed together to vote down Sinn Féin's Bill to stop our Central Bank from facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds. What have those war bonds funded since that decision? The Israeli state killed 17 Palestinians on 29 May; 72 on 30 May; 54 on 1 June; 27 on 3 June; nearly 100 on 4 June; 52 on 5 June; 42 on Eid, 6 June; 70 on 7 June; 47 on 8 June; 27 on 9 June; and 36 on 10 June. In fact, in under two years those war bonds have funded the killing of 65,000 Palestinians. This is the exact toll that is being wrought upon the Palestinian people in a genocide and yet the Government is facilitating that.

Crucially, one day after the vote two weeks ago, Israeli forces also shot at brave Irish peacekeepers. That could not be more serious or more grave. The Irish Government voted to facilitate the funding of attacks on Irish soldiers because it voted to fund Israel's war efforts. Article 39 of the Constitution quite clearly states that assisting another state to levy war against this State is nothing less than treason. Is the Minister happy to assist the funding of a state that shoots at Irish soldiers? That is what Government Members will be doing if they vote against this motion.

An bhfuil sibh sásta leanúint le ligean do bhannaí cogaidh Iosrael a bheith díolta sa tír seo, ag ligean don tír seo tuilleadh buamaí, piléar agus diúracán a cheannach agus a úsáid i gcoinne páistí agus pobal neamhurchóideach Palaistíneach i nGaza? Sa deireadh thiar thall, is sibhse a fhreagróidh an cheist sin níos déanaí anocht. Impím oraibh vótáil leis an rún.

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