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Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: ...contrast is stark and it is very clear that Europe does not speak with one voice on this issue. Although the EU has rightly been extremely critical of Russia, it has failed time and again to hold Israel to account for the many breaches of international law. As of today, more than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed, included 11,500 children, with a further 17,000 of whom are left...

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: ...had. There is no doubt the war in Ukraine is horrible and abominable, but likewise, the war in Gaza is the same. During this period, Italian companies sold arms worth almost €120 million to Israel, on average around €12 million per year. More recent reports show that German defence export approvals to Israel had risen nearly tenfold last year compared with the year...

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: ...are exposed to incineration. Unfortunately, that is as applicable today as it ever was when we are talking about Ukraine and the illegal invasion by Russia. Equally, when we speak of the invasion by Israel of Palestine and Gaza. I put on record that our credibility is at stake if we deal with one war differently than another, and that is exactly what this country has been doing. It...

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Paul Murphy: ...self-determination, democracy and human rights, their illusions will have been dismissed by the reality of seeing the very different way they have acted with regard to Palestine, where they support Israel. They are doing this not out of concern for the Ukrainian people because they have their own conflict with Russia and their own plans in terms of expansion of NATO, and in that conflict...

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: .... While sanctions and widespread condemnations followed Russia’s actions in Ukraine, the response to the conflict in Palestine and to the invasion of Gaza has been far more muted with fewer repercussions for Israel; in fact, none at all. This disparity raises concerns about international hypocrisy. The selective application of principles, depending on geopolitical interests, has...

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: ...a neutral nation, but as the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and many others have said, we are not neutral when it comes to our abhorrence for war, warmongering and the murder of civilians, be that in Ukraine or Israel or the occupied territories. I am glad Deputy Gannon mentioned places like Mariupol, which horrified the world. The events of the last two years make us think back to the...

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, as mechanisms to hold aggressors to account. Russia must be held to account for the despicable and illegal attacks on Ukraine and so too must Israel be held to account for the despicable and illegal attacks on Palestine. It is through that consistency in approach that we can, as a neutral country with an independent foreign...