Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I accept that. We all want that embryonic process to go somewhere. We all know the issues over what has happened not only in Gaza but also in the West Bank. We have seen the movements that have been caused by the Israeli regime, including through the huge annexation splitting the West Bank from East Jerusalem. We are not quite sure where this will go. I know where some in the regime want to bring it, but it is a matter of us maintaining whatever leverage we have. What conversations have been had on a best-case scenario, putting a real dent in the EU–Israel association agreement, ideally across the EU but, if that is not possible, among a number of countries acting on aspects of it? We have had a discussion on the occupied territories Bill, and that is something we could do straightaway in relation to goods and services.

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