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Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Jun 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Micheál Martin: In June and December 2008, the General Affairs and External Relations Council decided in principle to agree to an Israeli request to further develop or 'upgrade' relations between the EU and Israel. This took place in the context where the Action Plan setting out the details of EU-Israeli cooperation, principally in practical spheres such as transport, health, etc., was coming up for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (6 Dec 2023)

Mick Barry: Yesterday, the Taoiseach took umbrage when I said I thought he was washing his hands on the issue of the genocide in Gaza. To be clear, the Government has made strong criticisms of the Israeli Government and it voted the right way at the United Nations but Israel has ignored that United Nations vote so more must now be done. However, the Government is not doing more. Action must be taken...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What, if anything, is the EU saying about the deaths of 41 unarmed Palestinians in recent weeks? These unarmed protestors were shot by Israeli snipers in acts of cold and calculated murder. The latest victims include Tahrir Mahmoud Wahba, a deaf teenager aged 18 who was shot last Friday, and Abdullah Muhammad al-Shamali, another youth who has just died of his wounds. This brings the number...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Gino Kenny: Most people watching tonight's debate will be asking themselves what Israel needs to do for a country like Ireland, or any others, to start treating it as a normal state. According to this document from Human Rights Watch, Israel practices "the crimes of apartheid and persecution". It is a state that exists on division, racism and state violence and a state that uses subjugation as a weapon...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: Israel was admitted as a Member State of the UN in 1949, and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) recognized Israel as part of the Oslo Accords in 1993, which also set out a path towards a two-state solution. There has understandably been a strong reaction among Palestinians and across the region to the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The EU and its...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Dec 2023)

Micheál Martin: At the end of September 2023, the Israel Prison Service was holding 1,310 Palestinians, including children, in administrative detention. Since the Hamas attack on October 7, I understand that has increased to more than 2,000. Ireland has repeatedly highlighted the applicability of international human rights standards and international humanitarian law in respect of detainees, in...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: ...our society and the country at large. I would like to hear something about that matter from the Members opposite. Although the media did not make a big fuss of it, the Arab world yesterday offered Israel a deal. If it returns to its pre-1967 borders, the Arab world will give Israel full recognition. A statement in this regard was issued from Saudi Arabia yesterday on behalf of the Arab...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Oct 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I have heard the Taoiseach condemn the killing spree carried out by Hamas in Israel, and rightly so. I have also heard him condemn the nightmare being visited on the people of Palestine and Gaza by Israel, and rightly so. I am very proud that Ireland, as a country, has the conviction to call out war crimes, including those being committed by Israel, while other nations declare their support...

Written Answers — Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Proliferation (11 Jul 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Gilmore: Israel is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and has never officially declared itself to possess nuclear weapons. It is one of just three states not party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which is acknowledged as a cornerstone of the international non-proliferation regime and the essential foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament. Ireland would very much...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 108 and 152 together. Israel’s new coalition Government took office on 13 June. I have written to Israel’s new Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid and I look forward to having the chance to speak with him in due course on a range of issues.  The EU’s High Representative has spoken to Foreign Minister Lapid. I participated in a...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2017) See 1 other result from this debate

Maire Devine: ...we can explore this issue further. I add my voice and that of this House to global condemnation of reports that the US President, Donald Trump, will today declare that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. This is an extremely dangerous and worrying move. Israel's claim that Jerusalem is the complete and united capital of Israel is in violation of international law. The status of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Palestinian Refugees in the Near East and Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar: Discussion (20 Sep 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

...: the immediate recognition of the state of Palestine as a simple, yet significant, step towards a two-state solution; pressing for compensation for the demolition of EU-funded aid structures by Israel and systematically demanding compensation every time a structure is demolished; provide increased Government funding directly to UNRWA and for peace-building work in the region; the...

Written Answers — Trade Agreements: Trade Agreements (11 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...Lochlainn on this issue on 13 June, which was as follows: "The Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA) is a normal technical measure under the existing EU-Israel Association Agreement and Action Plan, and does not represent any upgrading or major change in EU-Israel trade relations. It is one of eight such agreements concluded so far with the EU's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the case to which the Deputy refers. According to reports received, an incident occurred on the afternoon of 9 July 2013 when seven Israeli Defence Force soldiers and an officer were involved in detaining a five-year-old Palestinian child. The child was detained in Hebron after he reportedly threw a stone at a car belonging to a settler. I understand that he was taken home...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There will be another national demonstration this Saturday in support of the people of Gaza and Palestine. The very simple demand will be for sanctions on Israel now. The simple inescapable fact is that the genocide that Israel is inflicting on Gaza and the horrors that have been inflicted on its people could not happen if Israel did not get EU favoured trade status, weapons from Germany,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Frances Black: I appreciate what Senator Clonan said. He spoke with a heavy heart. I, too, speak with a heavy heart on Israel's genocidal war against the people of Gaza, which has now been going on for 200 days. Thirty-four thousand people have been killed and many more are missing. Today at Nasser hospital, Khan Younis, central Gaza, Palestinian Civil Defence workers are uncovering mass graves filled...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (2 Mar 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Micheál Martin: ...process that can deliver a two-State solution, which is the Government's priority.  I have been consistently forthright in expressing concern regarding the unequal treatment of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. I urge Israel to abide by international law in relation to demolitions, evictions, and settlements. Israel has obligations under international...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (28 Jan 2016) See 3 other results from this answer

Charles Flanagan: Ireland consistently expresses strong and forthright criticisms of Israeli policies in the occupied territory, and its treatment of Palestinians there. There are also concerns about some issues relating to minorities in Israel, be they Bedouin or other Arab Israelis, which indeed have been the subject of considerable debate in Israel itself. These concerns have been discussed at EU level....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Measures (17 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...with EU law, and would not be implementable. This is the clear legal advice on this matter. The Government will therefore not be taking it forward. Ireland’s resolute opposition to illegal Israeli settlements is firmly grounded in international law. To adopt a unilateral approach that runs contrary to legal advice would undermine Ireland’s clear and principled stance on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Feb 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The Government's position on Palestine is clear. We support the establishment of a Palestinian state. No such state exists at present. The Palestinian territories are occupied by Israel. We have taken a decision not to recognise a state that does not yet exist. It is very much our view that Jerusalem and the state of Jerusalem should be settled as part of a final stated agreement between...