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Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (24 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: More than 25,000 - nearly 26,000 - Palestinians have been killed at this stage. Israel Katz and Benjamin Netanyahu have laid out quite straight where the Israeli regime is. Like many people, I welcomed the fact that Ireland, Spain, Belgium and Malta requested that the European Council ask for a ceasefire. You would imagine that would be straightforward, given the disaster and slaughter the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (24 Jan 2024)

Leo Varadkar: ...Ireland, wanted a specific call for a ceasefire. That was blocked by a minority of states, which take the view that the call for a ceasefire would not be adhered to by Hamas and would restrict Israel in anti-terrorist activities. We do not agree with that assessment but that is the reason they gave. On Palestine, I reaffirm the Government's firm support for Palestinian statehood. It...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (24 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...is clearly failing to discharge those responsibilities while the genocide continues in Gaza. When I first raised it with the Taoiseach in the middle of November, 11,000 people had been killed by Israel. Today, 25,000 people have been killed and 2 million people have been displaced. I want to make it clear to the Taoiseach, who made reference to the Balkans in his response, that in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (24 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: On Monday the Israeli foreign minister met with EU representatives. He showed them a video from a few years ago about plans to build an artificial island off Gaza where, basically, the Palestinians could be put. It caused eyebrows to be raised, even among those who are not very clear in their opposition to the genocide that is currently taking place. If you want a clear signal that Israel...