Gaza and peacekeepers
The Chair intervened on decorum as Craughwell continued his criticism, then he withdrew an unparliamentary remark and stressed his anger at civilian suffering and the influence of states arming Netanyahu. He argued Ireland must be honest about Gaza while protecting peacekeepers.
All right, okay, but that is what they are. We are hearing about children. Every night of the week we watch children scrambling for food.
Comment on this
All right. I withdraw it, but it is sickening. It is sickening that we trust these people to have any say over our troops who are keeping as many people safe as they can. Senator Francis Black has worn this Chamber to the last trying to get her occupied territories Bill passed. Most right-thinking people in Ireland think what is going on in Israel at the moment is absolutely abhorrent. Yet, we allow those who arm Netanyahu and provide him with the support he needs to have determination over our peacekeepers. We need to get real in this country. I support everybody that is speaking about the genocide that Israel is responsible for but, implicitly, we are supporting it by allowing the United Nations Security Council to decide where we can and cannot go. I ask that we have a little bit of realism when the debate happens.