Chris Andrews (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Apartheid Israel has stopped bombing Gaza. It has decided to change its strategy and starve the people of the Gaza Strip. Withholding food and emergency aid is genocide. It is sickening. It is also against international law to continue to do that. Yet, the Irish Government still has not sanctioned Israel. There have been no sanctions. There are no consequences for Israel in the context of its actions or anything it does. It can drive a stagecoach through international law and nothing happens. Israel must face consequences. Ireland, instead of ensuring that Israel is sanctioned, has decided that it will water down the occupied territories Bill. It will not support the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill. The Tánaiste and Minster for Foreign Affairs comes out with statement after statement condemning Israel's actions but does nothing to ensure that there are consequences for Israel. His social media is fantastic, but that does not do anything for the people of Gaza. The people of Gaza and the West Bank need to see Israel sanctioned for the bombs and terror it is inflicting on them. When you think it cannot get any worse, it does. Israel’s strategy is to starve the people of Gaza who have already been bombed unmercifully. The Tánaiste and the Minister of Foreign Affairs needs to come in and explain why he is not willing to sanction Israel and why Israel can act with impunity.