Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

The Leader expressed her personal desire that proceedings in this House be broadcast live and I hope it will come to fruition.

I join other Senators in condemnation of the Israeli Government for the slaughter of the innocents in Gaza, where three children have been murdered in the past 24 hours and a family was wiped out while spending a day at the beach. Someone must shout "Stop" to these acts. I ask the Leader of the House to resume the debate on No. 16, statements on the current situation in the Middle East, before the summer recess. We are standing idly by as the Israelis wipe out the Palestinians and it is about time we, as an independent republic, took a more proactive lead in the matter.