Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I ask the Leader to consider having a debate in the new year on the serious crisis in the Middle East. With the permission of the Chair and the House, we should invite the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Israeli ambassador and the representative of the Palestinian people in Ireland to come to the House to have an open debate on this issue. A general election will be held in Israel in January and this House could facilitate discussions between both parties and could be a facilitator for peace and conflict resolution. As a neutral country we are in a unique position to have a detailed debate on this issue.