Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I want to see all hostages released. We all want to see peace and a settlement in the Middle East. The Minister may not agree with this, but those resisting Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank have a right to engage with the Israeli Defense Forces. They have a right because they are being occupied, murdered and slaughtered. It is an incredible statistic, but since 7 October $23 billion worth of American armaments have gone to Israel. It is unbelievable. We have not seen this level of destruction since the Second World War. There are 1,000 pound bombs being dropped in suburban areas. Phosphorous is being used in south Lebanon. These are war crimes against the ordinary people. How can the civilised world, including Ireland, stand and say it can do nothing about this? Of course, we can do something. Has the Minister spoken with his counterpart from the United States? Has he spoken with the US ambassador to say this destruction has to stop and it is not in our name. We want peace and a settlement to this issue.

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