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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)
Eugene Murphy: ...to be able to stop this. I cannot put it nearly as well as Senators McDowell and Higgins put it. It is terribly upsetting and terribly wrong. I was one of the biggest critics of the attack on Israel, but what has happened since is really deplorable. I commend the Irish Government which is trying to set the wheels in motion to get a ceasefire. It is appalling to watch this blood and...
- Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2023)
Eugene Murphy: ...an eerie silence around here today because we are all genuinely in deep shock after what has happened recent events. You look at the blood-splattered faces of kids on the TV, whether they are in Israel or Gaza, and you see them holding on to one another so tightly with fear written all over their faces. I have kept some of those pictures and every night, no matter what time I get...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)
Eugene Murphy: I echo the sentiments of Senator Martin with regard to Israel and the Gaza Strip, and all that is happening. The cruel things that happened at the weekend were hard to comprehend in any way. I wish to dwell for a few moments on the budget. I am sure that many people are sick and tired at this stage of hearing about the budget but I wish to rebut the argument that the agriculture budget was...
- Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)
Eugene Murphy: ...about what has been done to the Palestinian people. Access to and the distribution of water, a basic human right, has been for many years and still is an ongoing fundamental issue in this conflict. The Israelis continue to try and disrupt the poor water supply to the Palestinians. That is an outrage in this day and age. It is completely unacceptable. Water consumption by Israelis and...
- Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2018)
Eugene Murphy: ...is appalling. The number of deaths shows that there is a need for an urgent international intervention. As other Deputies said, this week marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of the state of Israel which is referred to by Palestinians as the "Nakba", which means "catastrophe". The decision of the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was ill judged. All of...