{"id":3266,"date":"2023-11-23T12:48:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T12:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2023-11-23T12:48:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T12:48:26","slug":"governments-refusal-of-dail-debate-on-ireland-formally-recognising-palestinian-state-is-a-missed-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/governments-refusal-of-dail-debate-on-ireland-formally-recognising-palestinian-state-is-a-missed-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Government\u2019s refusal of D\u00e1il debate on Ireland formally recognising Palestinian State is a missed opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Government\u2019s refusal to allow time next week for a D\u00e1il debate on Ireland formally recognising the State of Palestine \u2013 to coincide with International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People \u2013 has been described as a missed opportunity by Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Gannon, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on foreign affairs, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday, I wrote to the Ceann Comhairle and members of the Oireachtas Business Committee, asking for time to be set aside in the D\u00e1il next week for statements or a debate on Ireland recognising the State of Palestine. It is extremely disappointing and frustrating that my proposal was not supported by the Government TDs sitting on the committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven that November 29 is annually observed as International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, next Wednesday would have been a fitting time for the Government to formally recognise the State of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year on this date, the UN urges action on granting Palestinians sovereignty and independence from Israeli occupation and for their human rights to be respected according to the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe indiscriminate slaughter of over 14,000 men, women and children in Gaza since October 7 has brought the oppression and unbearable suffering of the Palestinian people into even sharper focus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Government had agreed to recognise the State of Palestine on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, it would have sent a powerful and symbolic message around the world and underscored Ireland\u2019s abhorrence of Israel\u2019s atrocities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>November 23, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government\u2019s refusal to allow time next week for a D\u00e1il debate on Ireland formally recognising the State of Palestine \u2013 to coincide with International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People \u2013 has been described as a missed opportunity by Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. 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