Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)

The Government has not passed the occupied territories Bill. It has placed no sanctions - not one. It is always words, never action. Meanwhile, the Associated Press exposed harrowing stories of Palestinian women being exploited and offered food, water, work, or shelter in exchange for being raped. The perpetrators were reportedly linked to the aid organisations operating in the chaos created by Israel's total blockade and bombardment. This is not a side effect; this is a direct result of Israel's policy of total blockade and bombardment. This terrorist state has turned Gaza into a protracted humanitarian catastrophe. One million lives are being held hostage and there are 1 million realities of suffering.

The Irish people are screaming for justice and sanctions. The Opposition is screaming for justice and sanctions, and this Government, once again, does nothing. The Government is weak. It is failing to act in the face of genocide, and history will remember that silence, because silence is complicity.

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