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Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Vincent P Martin: The human suffering brought about by Israel's military actions is gut wrenching. It is especially reprehensible when one considers that it is being perpetrated by what is called a democratic state. The Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October was clearly abhorrent. The continued holding of hostages is intolerable and they should all be released. Israel's response has been, to say the very...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...slaughter, no matter the flag or cause, and be it visited by any group or people on any other group or people in any name. It poisons the room of the peacemaker. My heart went out to the innocent Israelis attending a concert who were cut down and murdered in such a horrendous way. In condemning such barbaric acts, however, sooner or later we must take the next steps. The next step is...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Motion (18 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...is to recognise that all slaughter is wrong. Slaughter of innocent people under any flag, under any name, by any people, done to any people and for any cause is wrong, wrong, wrong. Then what does Israel do in reply? Does it want to demonstrate and prove to the world that it can carry out more slaughter, can do it better and can kill more than Hamas? Vengeance will not resolve this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: The horrendous slaughter in Israel over the weekend was promptly and unequivocally condemned by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Government. Indeed, I believe those words of condemnation have been uttered from all political parties in these Houses of the Oireachtas. For words of condemnation to have credibility and genuine meaning, they must have consistency. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ..., people could not bring themselves to condemn such slaughter, notwithstanding the deep pain, upset and unfairness that has been inflicted on them in the past. Brutal murder is brutal murder. If Israel wishes to raze the Gaza Strip to the ground, which it may have the might to do, it will act only as a recruitment sergeant for further insurgents. Ireland, as a credible broker, must...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...war can be won without going there. I commend the Leader and Deputy Leader of the House on facilitating a debate on the latest tragic unfolding of events last week in Jenin in the West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces once again, in a unilateral and unprovoked display of aggression, went in there. There was only going to be one result and there have been casualties and fatalities. The...

Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Vincent P Martin: Only a few short months ago, Seanad Éireann roundly condemned the outrageous, totally disproportionate and indiscriminate bombardment of Palestine by Israeli forces. Any country that engages in such flagrant breaches of international law is more than capable of operating an apartheid system. The overreaction of the Israeli Government to Amnesty's published findings was not surprising...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Vincent P Martin: The carnage, wanton waste of life and the slaughter of innocent victims, especially children, in Palestine and Israel has been well documented in recent days. The Minister for Foreign Affairs issued one of the most unequivocal statements made in recent times by an Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and ought to be commended on doing so. It is important to call out the disproportionate...

Seanad: Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (17 May 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ...condemned but we should never lose sight of what we are dealing with here. It is a sensitive powder keg and the initiator, what provoked this current crisis, the lightening rod, as it were, was Israeli provocation, and that should be called out. The Israeli response has also been entirely disproportionate.They are guilty of war crimes and are in flagrant breach of and have abused...