Pearse Doherty (Sinn Fein)

There is a time when we must all stand up and, sometimes, words are not enough. That time is now. I refer to the actions of the Israeli authorities not only in this instance but when they forged Irish passports to conduct activities of murder. In this case, commandos came down from a helicopter in the dark of night, with Irish citizens on board a ship, equipped with iron bars and kitchen knifes and they opened fire. There is a time to stand up, a time when words are not enough and I believe that time is now. This is not the time to invite the ambassador to the committee but to expel him. The Minister should threaten or request an end to the preferential trade agreements with Israel at a European level.