Seanad debates

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements

 

8:00 am

Photo of David NorrisDavid Norris (Independent)

I am sure he will allow me to take another 30 seconds or so. The alleged firing of rockets is another lie. The rockets ceased. The Hamas ceasefire was provoked by an Israeli military incursion. I have put all this stuff on the record. We have seen the Goldstone report. The Minister's contribution was very good. Now is the time for action. Mr. Justice Goldstone, who is Jewish, has warned that this will be repeated again and again if it is not acted on. If it is not referred to the criminal court, it will come back again and again. There are things we can do. I have argued for years that the failure to monitor the EuroMed agreement, to which human rights protocols are attached, brings the whole idea of human rights into complete and utter contempt. In recent weeks Ireland had an opportunity to veto the entry of Israel into the OECD.

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