Results 41-60 of 607 for israel speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...of Shireen Abu Akleh and have repeatedly called for a thorough independent investigation. I am aware of the recent decision taken by the United States authorities and the reaction to this by the Israeli Government. I also note the statements which have been made by the Palestinian Authority and by Ms Abu Akleh’s family welcoming this decision. Following the investigation by the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...Council. At the most recent Security Council meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, on 28 October, Ireland expressed serious concern regarding excessive use of force by the Israeli security forces, calling for accountability in respect of all civilian deaths. Ireland also raised the sharp increase in coordinated and armed settler violence in the West Bank, calling...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (10 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland has been consistently forthright in expressing concern regarding the unequal treatment of Palestinians and the application of different standards in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. In particular, Ireland has been proactive in highlighting many of the issues raised, including demolitions and settler violence, at the UN Security Council during our current term. At...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 and 454 together. I remain concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the West Bank. It is clear that the increase in violence and incursions by the Israel Defense Forces is contributing to an already fragile situation. Ireland has engaged actively on this issue, including in the context of our tenure on the UN Security Council. At the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...that these issues are highlighted at the UN Security Council. At the meeting of the Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, on 28 September, Ireland urged Israel not to proceed with planned demolitions and to cease all settlement activities. I have also raised these issues myself with the Israeli Ambassador and directly with my Israeli counterparts...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland supported a special session of the Human Rights Council in May 2021 on the escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. At this session, the Council voted to establish a Commission of Inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory. Ireland continues to support the work of the Commission of Inquiry, in keeping with our principled position on such Commissions....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...the publication of the detailed and comprehensive report issued on 21 September. I have been consistently forthright in expressing concern regarding the unequal treatment of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Ireland will continue to raise our concerns regarding discriminatory practices towards the Palestinian people on a regular basis directly with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...At the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council, Ireland joined a cross-regional statement on Combatting Antisemitism and Online Hatred. Support for the Palestinian people, or criticism of the Israeli occupation, is not something that can or should be equated with antisemitism. Criticism of Israeli Government policy is not in itself anti-Semitic, and to conflate these things is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: Ireland remains firmly committed to a negotiated two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that ends the occupation that began in 1967, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States, on the basis of international law, including relevant UN Security Council resolutions. A lasting settlement must include the resolution of all permanent status issues. This includes the issue of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: The straight answer to the Deputy's question is that I have asked my political director to make contact with the Israeli ambassador and his team in respect of this killing. I was deeply concerned to learn of the death of a seven-year-old boy, Rayyan Suleiman, during Israel Defence Forces operations in the occupied West Bank last Thursday, 29 September. I extend my deepest sympathies to his...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: What I said to the Israeli ambassador is the same thing we have been saying internationally to Israel in multiple forums, including the UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council and EU meetings. We expect Israel to conduct independent investigations when killings occur, whether of journalists, children or anybody else. An occupying power in an occupied territory has international...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...for Palestinian violence, which he seemed to suggest should not be criticised. There is violence on both sides of this conflict. I am, and continue to be, very critical of the approach of the Israeli Government to the Palestinians. I will also strongly criticise radical factions within Palestinian society that are also responsible for violence. We need a peace process, and we are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I took careful note of the addresses of both Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the United Nations General Assembly in September. It was disheartening, but not surprising, that we heard two very different perspectives of the current state of play. At the same time, both leaders acknowledged the need to work towards a two-State solution, a point that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...that he has been part of for the last number of years has allowed an awful lot of actions on the ground which make that achievement much more difficult, and has created increased tension between Israelis and Palestinians, some of which I outlined in my initial response to the Deputy. The aspirations and the words are welcome, but the actions that have taken place are contrary to that. I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...this year to €8 million. President Abbas and his delegation also met with President Higgins and with An Taoiseach. At EU level, EU Ministers communicated clear messages of concern at the recent EU-Israel Association Council, and reaffirmed the EU’s long-standing position on the Middle East Peace Process, its commitment to a two-State solution and the urgent need for a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37 and 55 together. At the Foreign Affairs Council in July, EU Foreign Ministers discussed the resumption of Association Council meetings with Israel, which had not taken place since 2012. It was agreed that we should start work to determine the EU position for an Association Council meeting with Israel, and that a meeting would only go ahead once an EU...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I have been clear in my engagement with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority of the commitment of this Government to advancing a two-State solution, in line with the agreed parameters for a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Programme for Government states that the Government will “Honour our commitment to recognise the State of Palestine as part of a lasting...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...;Ireland expressed our dismay at the high numbers of children killed and maimed globally last year, notably in Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, as well as during the escalation of violence in May 2021 in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. We highlighted emerging trends around grave violations and new situations of concern, including Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ukraine. Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...CAAC on 19th July 2022. Ireland expressed dismay at the high numbers of children killed and maimed globally last year, notably in Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, as well as during the escalation of violence in May 2021 in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. We also highlighted new situations of concern, including Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ukraine, called on parties to conflict to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...the protection of civilians is of paramount importance and is required under international law I call on all sides to exercise maximum restraint and continue to engage in de-escalatory efforts. Israel, as the occupying power, must ensure that its security forces exercise the utmost care to preserve civilian life and avoid casualties. Ireland has also repeatedly supported calls for...