Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am calling for a debate. I want to quote the Tánaiste. He continued:

Those responsible, those carrying out these actions, and those directing them will be held fully accountable, and there will be no hiding places. That is why we have provided additional funding to the International Criminal Court, to give it the capacity to follow up on these crimes.

I am asking the Tánaiste why he will not condemn the Israeli apartheid regime for the massacre of civilians, in the same way he condemns Russia. Is it perhaps because Palestinians are not white Europeans? Why are Palestinian lives less valuable than Ukrainian lives? I invite the Tánaiste to come to the Seanad and explain why he is not saying that Israeli war criminals should be brought before the International Criminal Court. I am calling for a debate on this. We must have a debate on this issue. What is happening to the Palestinian people is horrific. Enough is enough.