The government will have another opportunity to stop the Central Bank facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds after the Social Democrats announced plans to use its D\u00e1il time to bring forward a cross-party motion on the issue, according to Social Democrats acting leader Cian O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast week, while decrying the situation in Gaza as genocide, the government voted against a Bill that would have stopped the Central Bank from facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is hugely problematic given Ireland is a signatory to the Genocide Convention and has a legal responsibility to do whatever it can to stop a genocide from occurring or persisting.<\/p>\n
\u201cNext week, the government will have a chance to right this wrong \u2013 and begin matching its words with action.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Social Democrats are using our D\u00e1il time to bring forward a cross-party motion to end the Central Bank\u2019s role in the facilitation of these bonds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is clear and independent Oireachtas legal advice, stating the State has authority to do this, so there can be no more excuses for inaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael should give their TDs a free vote on this issue of conscience. No TD should be whipped to vote against measures that censure an apartheid state committing a genocide.<\/p>\n
\u201cHistory will judge us all for the actions we took to try to stop this genocide. I implore the government to support this motion.\u201d<\/p>\n