Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I thank Senator Norris for allowing me to share his time. Like all Members of the House, I agree with the Minister's expression of sympathy for those who have died. I support the Minister's final remarks in which he called for an impartial, credible and transparent investigation that conforms to international standards. I do not support him when he asks "Who now could possibly argue that preventing this cargo from reaching Gaza was so important?". I suggest that anyone who thought it should reach Gaza was not thinking straight. I am told that for the last five years, Israel has been subjected to at least 10,000 bombs and rockets from Gaza. Did anyone really expect a democratic country like Israel to allow a flotilla of ships to come in and go straight to Gaza without any inspection? I do not think that was possible.