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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

David Norris: I beg the indulgence of the House to express my sympathy to the people of Israel on the death of Shimon Peres, the former President and sometime Prime Minister of that country. I met him several times, the first time being 20 or 30 years ago in Jerusalem. I found him to be a man of extraordinary intelligence and wisdom. He pointed out the centrality of the water problem as one of the big...

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (27 Nov 2003)

David Norris: ...as it is troublesome, it is an historical fact that Europe derived benefit from its Christian tradition. A reference to that fact should not offend anyone. I am in favour of the right of Israel to exist. I know and love that country. However, I know that the human rights sections of Israel's external trade agreement have only been tentatively triggered. I would like, as a friend of Israel...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

David Norris: I want to put my locus standion the record of the House. I have been going backwards and forwards to Israel and Palestine for 40 years. I had an apartment in Jerusalem for many years which I shared with my partner, Ezra Yitzhak Nawi, who is an Israeli Jewish civil rights activist who has been victimised by the Israeli State for his strong support for the Palestinian people. I am honoured...

Seanad: Situation in Gaza and Ukraine: Statements (31 Jul 2014)

David Norris: ...answer in the international context is "Nothing", because nobody will pay that much attention to what Ireland does. I remember being in Palestine some years ago in an area that was heavily controlled by the Israelis, and I said to my Palestinian hosts, "You know there is nothing I can do, I will have no effect", and they said, "But at least you will be a witness, you will be a record to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Foreign Conflicts (8 Jul 2015)

David Norris: ...with the other donors to make sure there is a diplomatic presence. The EUROMED agreement has human rights protocols and it was supposed to be activated when there were human rights violations by Israel. The United Nations Secretary General has spoken of breaches of articles of the Geneva Convention. Surely it is time that the EUROMED agreement be examined in light of Israel's human...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2008)

David Norris: A member of the Iraqi Parliament who visited Israel in order to understand the people so opposed to him has had his immunity lifted. On his previous visit to Israel, his two sons were assassinated in a bomb attack aimed at him. We need a debate on this issue. I would welcome if we could send a protest to the Iraqi Parliament. People need to meet on these sensitive issues to discuss them....

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

David Norris: ...Trade, former Deputy Eamon Gilmore. He committed himself to this type of position. It is important to emphasise that this concerns only goods originating from the settlements. It is not a boycott of Israel or Israeli produced goods and it is not a boycott of academic institutions. I have been a lifelong supporter of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign but I have broken its picket...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: ...to seek the establishment of a monitoring group to supervise the implementation of the Human Rights Attachments to the External Association Agreement between the European Union and the State of Israel. I raise the matter in light of an excellent position paper released yesterday by the Roman Catholic bishops entitled Palestine-Israel, Principles for a Just Peace. The spokesperson for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

David Norris: This week one of my colleagues objected to the use of language by a Member on the Government side of the House because he used the word "slaughter" regarding the situation in Israel. I maintained it was a matter of proportion and I still do. I know something about the use of language and when 125 people, mainly civilians and including four children, are killed by the armed forces of a...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

David Norris: ...still heard today. If Ireland accepts this Bill, the voice of Ireland will be heard throughout the ages as well. United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 of 23 December 2016 reaffirms that Israel’s establishment of settlements in occupied Palestinian territory has no legal validity and that Israel's settlement enterprise is a flagrant violation of international law. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2018)

David Norris: .... The latter is extremely regrettable. It is notable that four First Ladies, including President Trump's wife, have criticised this measure. It is also significant that the US cites criticism of Israel as one of the reasons for its withdrawal. Criticism of Israel is perfectly appropriate. More sinisterly, the Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy has issued a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Foreign Conflicts (8 Jul 2015)

David Norris: ...Terry Leyden for giving me the opportunity to speak. I know Susiya as I have been there. I also know its people. My friend Ezra Itzhak Nawi has been villified, framed and wrongly charged by Israeli Governments because of his attempts as a Jewish Israeli to support the people of Susiya.Five things need to be done. First, a protective diplomatic presence is needed. If there was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

David Norris: I would be grateful for an opportunity to place on record my background, as it has been impugned. I have spoken not only on Israel but also on Tibet, East Timor, Nicaragua, Syria, Bosnia, Guatemala, Iraq and Iran - I could go on forever. I am interested in human rights. I also supported the evacuation of Jewish people from Russia and continually supported Israel when it was in the right. ...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

David Norris: ..., the Intel investment, the position is slightly different from that which he outlined. There were four competitor areas which included China, as identified correctly by the Senator, Singapore, Israel and North America. There was a very useful radio programme on the subject this morning. It would be useful to debate the issue in the House. I would like to hear from Senator O'Toole and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

David Norris: A negotiation was made without reference to Hamas. The ambassador stated that he had not heard one solution or positive suggestion. I will give him one. Israel should talk to Hamas, the appropriately elected Government of Palestine, regrettable as that may be, in the same way as it speaks to the regime in Egypt. Every time an Islamic government is elected, the United States, the West and...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

David Norris: ...Equality and Attorney General. It has been added to by a renowned authority, Professor Takis Tridimas. I will put all of that to one side, but what I cannot put to one side is the evidence from Israel and, in particular, within the Jewish Israeli community. I have in my hand a letter from ambassador Ilan Baruch who says that, in his view, the legislation will help to "enhance...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)

David Norris: ...and utter nonsense. Will the Leader inform the Government that we should consider a request for asylum on the part of a very brave man, Mordechai Vanunu, a whistleblower in the nuclear industry in Israel? His human and civil rights have been trampled on. He has suggested he would be interested in asylum but the response of the Government is that he cannot have his request considered unless...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

David Norris: ...appalled by the speech I have just heard. It was extraordinarily one-sided and completely neglectful of the human rights of the Palestinian people. I have always supported the right of the state of Israel to exist. I would like to think the Government could do something positive by quietly facilitating a meeting between some of the leaders of the opposing sides in an out-of-the-picture...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 May 2018)

David Norris: There was a jubilant celebration of President Trump's ill-advised move of the American Embassy to Jerusalem yesterday, at which the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said that Jerusalem had been the capital of Israel for 3,000 years. We have had fake news; now we have fake history. That is absolute, utter rubbish. Sixty people were mown down. These were peaceful civilians...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jun 2010)

David Norris: I join my colleagues in welcoming the fact there will be a debate tomorrow on the situation in Gaza. The flotilla of peace attacked by the Israeli defence forces was approaching the coastline of Gaza but was in international waters, which makes this an unprovoked act of piracy on the part of the Israeli authorities. This is now Israel's equivalent of Bloody Sunday and will turn world...