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

Paul Donnelly: ..., will come home today and I echo the calls for everyone, all the hostages, to be released. It is critical we use whatever means we have and whatever leverage we can use to put pressure on the Israeli apartheid regime to commence an immediate ceasefire. What happened on 7 October was wrong. It was horrific, and those who carried out any attacks on innocent civilians should be held...

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

Paul Donnelly: ...on either side. All acts of violence must end immediately. International law must be respected and enforced. The forced displacement of 1 million Palestinians, half of them children, by the Israelis to the south of the Gaza line is in clear breach of international humanitarian law. The cutting off of water, food and medical supplies and the destruction of civilian infrastructure...

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

Paul Donnelly: I draw Deputies’ attention to a line from a statement from the European Council on the ongoing situation in Palestine and the crimes inflicted on the Palestinian people by Israel. The council stated, "Settlements are illegal under international law. Israel must stop settlement expansion, prevent settler violence, and ensure the perpetrators are held accountable". The perpetrators of...

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

Paul Donnelly: I want first to offer my sincere condolences to the families, friends and co-workers of Shireen Abu Akleh. We know in this House that the Israeli Government and its so-called defence forces are no strangers to hiding the truth of the cruel and inhumane crimes that they perpetrate upon the Palestinian people on a daily basis. They have executed a Palestinian reporter for Al Jazeera for...

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Donnelly: ...my condemnation of the actions of Russia and my solidarity to the Ukrainian people and to all those countries which are suffering at the hands of oppressors, like the Palestinian people at the hands of Israel. It is time for the UN and this Government to stand up and stand firm for all small nations under occupation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (7 Jul 2021)

Paul Donnelly: ...to the European Parliament standing Delegation for relations with Palestine last week to brief parliamentarians from across the EU on the Dáil motion on the annexation of Palestinian lands by Israel. Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory also attended. Ireland is recognised for the role it played in the anti-apartheid...

Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Paul Donnelly: ...to be imposed on Belarus for this air hijacking. All countries which break international laws should be brought to task for their actions. Again, I note the total lack of calls for sanctions on Israel and the Israel Defense Force for its onslaught on innocent civilians, Palestinian men, women and children, with indiscriminate bomb attacks and a displacement of Palestinian families who...