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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Agreements (9 May 2024)

Marian Harkin: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to persuade the European Commission to suspend the EU-Israel association agreement. [20548/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Agreements (9 May 2024)

Marian Harkin: ...before the end of the month. I believe the Minister's work and leadership on this matter has been very positive. However, I want to raise another issue that is very important, namely, the EU-Israel trade agreement, something I have raised many times in the House. I have written to the Commission and spoken to the Minister about it. What are we doing to try to move forward and review...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Agreements (9 May 2024)

Marian Harkin: ...was raised by the Government in February. As I said, I raised it with the then Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, in November. At that point he spoke about agreements between the EU and state of Israel not applying to the territories occupied by Israel in 1967. I pointed out that, of course, there are international as well as national agreements. It is not all about whether something is...

Gaza and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2024)

Marian Harkin: ...in its case to the ICJ under the genocide convention. There is sufficient evidence to make this case. Initially we all condemned the brutal attack by Hamas and then the disproportionate response by Israel. Today, Benjamin Netanyahu is reported as saying to cadets that total victory is the objective. We know what this means. We need to support South Africa's case. In critical...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...Tánaiste's statement and the wishes of the Dáil to see the humanitarian ceasefire extended, with the aim of making it permanent. I too want to extend the question a little to the issue of the EU-Israel trade agreement. I put down a question and I got a response from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which tells me that this agreement between Israel and the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (23 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the European Commission to start the process of suspending the EU-Israel Trade Agreement. [51090/23]

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: Today, for the first time, there is some glimmer of hope, a faint ray of light as there seems to be an agreement between Israel and Hamas for a four-day ceasefire and the release of hostages. Every hostage released and every hour of a ceasefire is a positive. It is not a solution but it is a start and we have to start somewhere. As this process continues every hour of every day must be...

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Social Democrats for tabling the motion. I support all of its asks with one exception. I agree we must intensify our efforts for an immediate ceasefire, suspend the EU-Israeli Association Agreement, suspend the EU-Israel Horizon Europe association agreement and pass the occupied territories Bill. I cannot support the call to expel the Israeli ambassador for a very simple...

Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Marian Harkin: I thank Deputy Brady for bringing forward this motion, to which I was happy to add my name. When it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there are no easy answers. If there were, we would have found them by now. A two-state solution is the only solution but it only works where there is trust. There is no trust. We have seen one UN Security Council resolution after another...