Results 1-19 of 19 for israel speaker:Mark Ward

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Feb 2024)

Mark Ward: The Ireland women's basketball team has been put in an awful position ahead of today's match against Israel. FIBA previously removed Russia and Belarus in 2022, a move Basketball Ireland supported. They even protested against its own fixture against Belarus on that occasion. FIBA and Basketball Ireland need to be consistent by removing Israel from international competitions. Israeli...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade why the Irish Government is not supporting the South African genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice for genocide; what crimes against humanity would need to be committed for the Irish Government to call this genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3388/24]

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: I want to follow up on what my colleague Deputy Andrews was saying about Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian athletes. Chris was right; sport has the power to change the world. I commend the Dublin women's football team for taking a stand at the weekend in support of Palestine. I was in the West Bank 14 months ago and met the head of the Palestinian Football Association. He told me...

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: ...the 1948 genocide convention, to act to prevent the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. I note that the Government motion states that it will "strongly consider an intervention in the South Africa v Israel case at the ICJ ... following the necessary legal and policy analysis". Other Deputies and I would like to see what this “necessary legal and policy analysis" looks like. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Mark Ward: 190. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what actions his Department and the Government will take to bring about an end of the bombardment of Gaza by Israel; if sanctions are being considered; if the occupied territories Bill will be implemented; if the Government will recognise the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50208/23]

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

Mark Ward: ...to discuss this really important issue. I welcome the news that there is talk of a planned four-day truce in the bombardment of Gaza. I welcome reports that Hamas has agreed to release 50 Israeli hostages. Like everybody in this House, I really hope Emily Hand is among them. I also welcome that Israel will release 150 Palestinian hostages as part of the process. The truce must be the...

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

Mark Ward: There must be consequences for Israel's actions. Let us be clear: the reason Israel is committing the most grotesque crimes against humanity is that it has been allowed to murder Palestinian people and impose an apartheid regime without consequences. The world has stood by and let this happen. The world did not impose sanctions. Prior to 7 October, Israeli forces were already murdering...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (24 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: ...planes to take weapons through Shannon Airport and Irish airspace, if he can clarify what weapons, if any, have been transported through Shannon Airport with the purpose of being transferred to the Israel Defense Forces to be used on Palestinian civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46491/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (24 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: ...Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can confirm that all US military contracted planes that have transported weapons through Shannon Airport and Irish airspace since 1 October 2023 to Israel have been checked for appropriate cargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46492/23]

Situation in the Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: The killing of civilians in Israel by Hamas was unjustifiable and was rightly condemned. In the brief time I have, I will focus on my real-life lived experience in Palestine last year. This time last year I spent some time in the West Bank. We could not go to Gaza as Israel imposed a ban on visiting the area. I witnessed at first hand the apartheid regime that Israel imposes on the...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Statements (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: ...tyranny. It is the same force for good, this unwavering support in the face of tyranny, which the beleaguered people of Palestine are desperate for. The ongoing merciless raids conducted by Israel's forces and the illegal incursions into Jenin and other parts of Palestine have demonstrated once again the brutality faced by Palestinians on a daily basis. At least 12 Palestinians have...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Mark Ward: ...monitor our skies and seas and protect ourselves from modern threats, including cybersecurity attacks. This is another European Council meeting at which Palestine is not on the agenda. Only this week, Israel's government approved plans to build thousands of new homes in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. This is an act of open war against the Palestinian people....

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I commend my colleague, Deputy Brady, for his hard work on this Bill and his dedication to the Palestinian cause over the years. The intention of the Bill is to end Ireland's involvement in Israel's illegal enterprise. If the Bill is passed, Ireland could become a catalyst for other European countries to follow. The National Treasury Management Agency was established in late 1990 to...

Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2023)

Mark Ward: .... The EU has repeatedly failed to act in any significant way against the continued human rights abuses in Palestine. Amnesty International and the UN have produced recent reports that clearly show Israel’s policies towards Palestinians as apartheid. While this is the 50th anniversary of Ireland joining the EU, next Monday is the 75th anniversary of Nabka, the inhumane displacement...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: ...change the statement that "The European Council reiterates its resolute condemnation of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine" to "The European Council reiterates its resolute condemnation of Israel's war of aggression against Palestine". "Russia must stop its aggression and immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from the entire territory of...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: I too want to talk about the situation in Palestine and the ongoing immoral and illegal landgrab by Israeli settlers. Since 1967, Israel has established approximately 140 settlements on Palestinian land, accommodating more than 500,000 settlers, and groups of settlers have also built scores of other illegal outposts on Palestinian lands. I had the privilege to visit Palestine last year....

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: ...back from a week in Palestine where I saw the apartheid system at first-hand. I travelled with the Shamrock & Olive Tree boxing project and we were subjected to threats and intimidation by Israeli soldiers. One young man from Belfast, who is aged 22, was singled out by an Israeli soldier just because he had the audacity to smile. Since when has smiling become a crime. Our bus...

Journalists in Conflicts across the World: Statements (24 May 2022)

Mark Ward: ...is difficult to argue with this conclusion. She was one of four journalists in a car, each clearly wearing a blue flak jacket and helmet identifying them as journalists. They were fired upon by Israeli forces without the slightest provocation. This attack is part of an ongoing attempt by the Israelis to obscure the truth and reality of its occupation of the Palestinian territories....

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Mark Ward: The Government must step up to the plate on the ongoing Israeli slaughter of the Palestinian people in East Jerusalem and Gaza. The scenes witnessed in Palestine recently are horrific and absolutely heart-breaking. The escalation of Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people must stop. Israeli fighter jets have continued to pummel the Gaza Strip, flattening residential buildings and...