Results 21-40 of 50 for israel speaker:Paschal Mooney

Seanad: Address by the European Union Ambassador to the United States (8 Nov 2006)

Paschal Mooney: Does the ambassador's mandate extend to the relationship between the European Union, the United States and the Middle East, specifically Israel? A lack of consistency exists in foreign policy attitudes towards Israel because of diverging views. The US has an extremely consistent view. What is the ambassador's role in this? The ambassador mentioned the United Nations although he did not...

Seanad: Current Situation in the Middle East: Statements (18 Oct 2006)

Paschal Mooney: The Israeli Government and the IDF dropped some 300,000 cluster bombs, mainly in civilian areas. I understand there is no international legal prohibition on this. However, there are moves to introduce such a prohibition and it will not be before time. One could not help but be moved by stories, graphic photographs and television footage that we have seen of innocent south Lebanese...

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

Paschal Mooney: ...body of international opinion, I am sure Senators will agree — have maintained a clear message that the Hamas Government must commit to the peace process. It must renounce violence, recognise Israel's right to exist and adhere to agreements negotiated by the authority, prior to the establishment of the Hamas-dominated administration, and the PLO. Until there is progress towards this aim...

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

Paschal Mooney: ...and the Palestinian Question 1948-2004". He states: Hamas's constitution — perhaps the most outlandish and vile political manifesto currently in existence — not only promises to "obliterate" Israel but incites anti-Semitic murder, arguing that the day of judgment will not come about until Muslims fight Jews and kill them. Then, the Jews will hide behind rocks and trees, and the rocks...

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

Paschal Mooney: ...of a temporary international mechanism to channel assistance directly to the Palestinian people. This will bring total EU aid to the Palestinian people so far this year to €259 million. Israel responded to the international pressure for humanitarian aid. On 2 July it opened two border crossings to allow the passage of food and fuel.

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

Paschal Mooney: On the first day alone, 50 truck loads of basic food items, 100,000 litres of diesel fuel for generators, 80,000 litres of gasoline and 200 tons of natural gas for cooking were transferred to Gaza. Israel has promised to continue to monitor the humanitarian situation and will co-ordinate the transfer of necessary goods with international relief organisations.

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

Paschal Mooney: ...done nothing to justify changing European policy towards this organisation. Hamas is currently unwilling to meet the very basic conditions of the Quartet, namely, an end to violence, recognition of Israel's right to exist and recognition of the agreements already signed by the Palestinian Authority.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Paschal Mooney: ...of the murder of the innocent children. As seems to have been indicated, we need to strike a balance. We must remember the Palestinian Government is dedicated to the obliteration of the state of Israel which is, after all, a democratic state in an oasis of totalitarian regimes.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Paschal Mooney: ...in the context of the current crisis because while we are now talking about the last atrocity, horrible and all as it is, it is inevitable that Hamas will strike against innocent civilians in Israel.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Paschal Mooney: ...basis. It is incumbent on the Leader to ensure there is regular debate on the Middle East so that this House can put forward its point of view because the Irish position is a credible one in both Israel and Palestine.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2006)

Paschal Mooney: ...to engage in dialogue with the Hamas ministries to ensure that the points the Senators have been making will not happen. We are all encouraged by the swift decision of the Olmert Administration in Israel, following the formation of the Cabinet, when it moved to remove illegal Jewish settlers from Arab homes in the West Bank. As someone who is an expert on the peace process in Northern...

Seanad: Middle East Peace Process: Statements. (26 Apr 2006)

Paschal Mooney: ...Northern Ireland to outline their position. I make that comment in the wider context of the parallels we constantly draw between the conflict on this island and that in the Middle East between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Like the Minister, I unequivocally and unambiguously condemn the loss of life caused by the insidious suicide bombers and the impact it has had not only on the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Paschal Mooney: ...and some 140,000 state employees, whom I understand constitute one third of the Palestinian workforce, will now lose their salaries. This situation is coupled with what seems to be a land-grab by Israel with the continued construction of the wall and the announcement by acting Prime Minister Olmert that he intends to unilaterally take decisions in respect of land on the West Bank by the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Paschal Mooney: ...in Palestine, including the occupied territories. The debate should include the impact of Hamas on wider regional issues, namely, the relationship between the European Union and Palestine and Israel, as well as the relationship between Ireland and Palestine as a result of the elections. This House has a long tradition of holding good debates on Middle East matters, so I ask the Leader to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)

Paschal Mooney: ...should be condemned and I hope the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, will protest at official level, as he did on a previous occasion over a similar outburst about the state of Israel, to the Iranian ambassador. The protest could be more practical than that, however. People such as the Iranian President are happy in their own prejudices and, as Senator O'Toole said, the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)

Paschal Mooney: ...the House to join in supporting this great national celebration. In news that broke overnight the democratically elected President of Iran was quoted last night as saying he believed the state of Israel should be wiped off the map. Irrespective of one's views about Israeli foreign policy and its policy towards the Palestinians, and I believe most Members of this House support the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Mar 2005)

Paschal Mooney: ...helped. In the context of the Easter break, which is a time of hope for Christians, and with the eyes of Ireland focused perhaps as never before on the Holy Land because the Irish team is playing Israel in Tel Aviv on Saturday, I am sure all sides of the House will join me in wishing them every success and hoping they come back with three points.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Mar 2005)

Paschal Mooney: Yes. We should not allow what is happening in Palestine and Israel to slip off the agenda, which can happen so easily. This House has a long tradition of debating Middle East matters. In the recent past, despite the very best efforts on both sides in terms of advancing the peace plan, there is still building going on in existing settlements, which is thwarting the best efforts of the new...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Paschal Mooney: I concur with the comments made by Senators Quinn and Glynn in regard to road safety, which arises regularly. Will the Leader consider the extreme but useful practice employed by the Knesset in Israel whereby at the beginning of business each day the names of those killed in road accidents are read out in memoriam by the speaker? It is an acknowledgement of sorts which focuses people's minds...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Paschal Mooney: ...developments there during the period were regularly debated. As we watch the unfolding events in Sharm-el-Sheikh and the momentous and historic decision that has been taken by the two protagonists, Israel and Palestine, to call a ceasefire, although Prime Minister Sharon is reluctant to refer to it as such, it might be timely to consider having a debate some time before the end of this...