Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Cathaoirleach. The Israelis put out the story that they had been attacked first. We are well aware in this country that 13 civilians were killed in the civil rights march and that the security services in Northern Ireland immediately put out the story that they had been fired on first and that those on the march had been carrying weapons. We all know the truth behind that falsehood. The Israeli Government also maintains it was within its rights to attack a flotilla in international waters. It has not signed up to the UN Convention on the High Seas; therefore, it is not breaking any laws because it does not recognise any law on the high seas.