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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: .... Every day, the settlements expand and the chaos in Gaza worsens. Gaza is more than a cause of despair, as it is difficult to see how it can ever be addressed. I can see that it is in Israel's interest to allow the political impasse to continue indefinitely while it gradually increases its hold. Even in Jerusalem, the incident at Al-Aqsa mosque is symptomatic of Israel's attempts to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: I understand it was cancelled because members were afraid to travel to Israel. This is not the first cultural event that has had to be cancelled as a result of letters sent by the group to people who intended to travel.

Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Dec 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: ...creation of a sovereign Palestinian state not just because this would provide freedom and security to Palestinians, but also because we believe it is the best hope of such freedom and security for Israel and the entire Middle East. It is sometimes perplexing that Israel does not seem to recognise this fact. We appreciate that Israel is just a small enclave - the Israeli people very much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (10 Dec 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: .... Mr. Costello was talking about the chain, the wall and the settlements. Never mind politically, physically is a two-state solution viable? The Chairman was saying that Hamas will not recognise Israel as a state. The reality is that Israel is already a state. The very fact that one aspires to a two-state solution is a recognition of this. Therefore, that is a dubious justification...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: Many of the issues I had intended to raise have been dealt with. I welcome the ceasefire, which must be a huge relief for the ambassador, for everyone in Israel, and particularly for those living in appalling conditions in Gaza. As the ambassador said, the ceasefire is only the first step. The real imperative now is to develop some kind of international initiative to ensure there are peace...

Topical Issue Matters (9 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: ...the proposed new children's hospital at St. James Hospital, Dublin; (31) Deputy Brendan Ryan - the need to protect the school completion programme from any further reduction in funding; (32) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to discuss Israel's ongoing military offensive against the Gaza Strip; (33) Deputy Brian Stanley - services for autistic children in County Laois; (34) Deputy Dessie...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (16 Oct 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: ...ten years ago and there was hope that some kind of resolution would be reached. A recent World Bank report estimates that the economic cost to Palestine of the restrictions placed on it by Israel is $3.4 billion per year. Is there any way pressure can be exerted in order to try to minimise the impact in this regard? What is happening seems both wasteful and, from Israel's point of view,...