Results 61-80 of 142 for israel speaker:John Brady

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government’s response to a report by an organisation (details supplied) into the crime of apartheid by Israel; the actions that he is prepared to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15351/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: In February, Amnesty International published its report, Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime against Humanity. This follows a number of publications from other human rights organisations, such as Human Rights Watch, Al-Haq and B'Tselem. There is also support from organisations such as Trócaire, Concern, Christian Aid and virtually every...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (10 Mar 2022)

John Brady: ...The Minister has stated previously that there is no prospect of funding being pulled from the organisations we fund, that is, the two of the six organisations that have been labelled as terror entities by Israel. I would like some reassurance from the Minister that funding for those organisations is not under any threat. The Minister has asked the Israeli authorities for any evidence...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (10 Mar 2022)

John Brady: ...structures, within the occupied territories. In the first instance, what is the Minister of State's view on those illegal activities that are being perpetrated on the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupational forces? Second, with regard to a compensation claim that Ireland is a part of and which is being headed by the West Bank Protection Consortium, can the Minister of State give a...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

John Brady: I am sharing time with Deputies McDonald and Mac Lochlainn. When Amnesty International or any of the organisations that labelled the actions of Israel as apartheid they are talking about a crime against humanity. The UN Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid states that practices and policies of racial discrimination and segregation such as those employed by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Amnesty International (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: .... They are very welcome to the committee to discuss what is a very important publication. It follows previous publications from B'Tselem, Human Rights Watch and most recently from the former Israeli attorney general, Michael Benyair. They have all come to the conclusion that Israel is operating a system of apartheid. This is something people have been saying for a long time. There is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

John Brady: ...also the situation in Ethiopia, so I would be interested to hear the views of Russia on those. Amnesty International issued a very useful report yesterday dealing with the apartheid policies of Israel on the Palestinian people, and there are specific asks of the UN Security Council in that report, in terms of sanctions, arms embargoes, and the creation of the UN Special Assembly on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Funding (27 Jan 2022)

John Brady: Following the designation of six Palestinian NGOs last October by Israel, based on no intelligence or data, as terrorist entities, it has now emerged that the European Commission had suspended prior to that designation funding some of these six NGOs. What actions is the Minister taking in terms of having that funding restored? What actions is he taking to try to counter some of the false...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Funding (27 Jan 2022)

John Brady: I assume the Minister is well aware of Israel's intent in this regard, which is to disrupt the activities of these NGOs that have played a critical role in the monitoring, collection and dissemination of information on the apartheid policies of Israel and have been critical in gathering that intelligence for investigations such as those of the International Criminal Court, which is now...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Funding (27 Jan 2022)

John Brady: Time and time again, these allegations have been made by Israel. Following investigations and despite requests, including calls I have heard from the Minister in the past in this Chamber, for the Israeli authorities to hand over the information they have, if indeed they have it, the silence is deafening. This confirms my belief there is no information and these are baseless allegations...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (27 Jan 2022)

John Brady: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to join the foreign ministries of France, Germany, Italy and Spain in calling on Israel to end the construction of new housing units in east Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3883/22]

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

John Brady: ...at EU level. What mention was there about Palestine and the Palestinian organisations that have been designated terrorist entities? What specific documentation has been furnished to the EU from Israel to substantiate the false claims that have been made about the six organisations? What has been asked and what detail has been given?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Special Representative: Mr. Eamon Gilmore (14 Dec 2021)

John Brady: ...entitled “Make it Your Business”, which outlines many of the its concerns over the global impact of corporate harm. The report lists a series of countries across the world aside from Colombia, including Israel and its illegal settlements, Pakistan, Uganda and Kenya. The ICBHR states that, due to exploitation by major corporations, we have seen the forced removal and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights (7 Dec 2021)

John Brady: ...the level of human rights abuses, violations and murder, not just in Colombia but particularly at that mine. The issue of Airbnb is also very concerning. Ireland is the first EU country to formally declare that Israel has illegally de facto annexed Palestinian land yet we still have the Airbnb headquarters here in Dublin, although it is using land that has been illegally confiscated on...

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

John Brady: Last month the Israeli defence minister took the unprecedented action of designating six Palestinian human rights and civil society organisations as terrorist entities. These NGOs are among the most prominent human rights organisations in the occupied territories. They have a proven record of competence, credibility and professionalism. Consistently and courageously, they have vocally...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

John Brady: International best practice and blah, blah, blah, blah is what we hear. What we hear is the Minister contradicting himself in the grandiose statements he makes condemning the actions of Israel. Israel is moving to expel Palestinians from villages to carry out live military operations and live firing actions. These are villages that have been funded by Irish Aid. The equipment we are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

John Brady: 79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent and detail of military co-operation with Israel, including the purchase of military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56498/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

John Brady: Given the Minister's stated position that he feels it is okay for Israel to plunder Palestinian natural resources, what is the Irish involvement with the Israel military given that it is now part of a war crimes investigation by the International Criminal Court? Will he outline our involvement with the Israeli military? What kind of trade is being done in purchasing or exporting goods?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

John Brady: According to a previous figure we were given, €14.7 million worth of military equipment was imported from Israel and Israeli arms companies. That included equipment for the Army such as spy equipment, artillery control systems, sophisticated weaponry such as that used by forces to fire around corners, Kevlar helmets and drone for spying. It would not be lost on the Minister that,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Funding (18 Nov 2021)

John Brady: The EU commitment to this project serves the purpose of essentially entrenching the EU in the complicity of Israel's campaign of annexation of Palestinian territories. The Minister will be aware that the Palestinian Authority recently deposited its exclusive economic zone, EEZ, with the UN, overlapping with major gas fields Israel is currently exploiting. He will also be well aware that...