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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...the US announcement on moving its embassy to Jerusalem and we discussed the unambiguous negative impact this would have, as we made clear at the time. There was also an informal breakfast with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, which allowed for a useful and frank conversation. The level of EU unity in support of a two-state solution was notable. I used the opportunity to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Niall Collins: ...would like to recognise the efforts the Tánaiste is making regarding the Middle East, most recently, at the Foreign Affairs Council. He is due to travel there again shortly. In relation to the Israel-Palestine situation, the Tánaiste outlined in detail the numbers of engagements, both formal and informal, he has had, but can he expand on any concrete steps that will be taken...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...into the violence in Gaza in recent weeks. I refer to the 110 Palestinians that have been shot, many of them a long way from the border wall. The credible approach here is to insist on an independent inquiry on what happened. Israelis will defend their actions. Palestinians will also make very credible arguments in terms of what happened here and the tragic consequences. We have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: .... That was the view expressed by most speakers from all parties. There is an onus on us to respond to what is happening in Gaza which clearly is wrong. We were horrified that on 14 May in Gaza the Israeli army murdered at least 59 Palestinians and injured more than 2,700 others. The Israelis have since killed a further 121 Palestinians in Gaza, while 12,000 have been injured. These...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...the back of that, particularly for Palestinians. When one listens to what most parties said last week, with the exception of Sinn Féin and a few others who were calling for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and a range of other things, most parties expressed outrage but also said we need to think about how Ireland can contribute in a constructive and positive way and in a way...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...is no longer tenable. If that becomes the consensus, we have to ask ourselves some serious questions about where we are going because we will not see a one-state solution where Palestinians and Israelis are living in the same country with equal rights and opportunities any time soon. Many Israeli people would fee threatened by that. Many Palestinians will continue to advocate for, and...