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The impunity to commit daily war crimes, that the Israeli government enjoys, is merely emboldening it to commit further atrocities.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There is in inherent contradiction in the Irish government co-sponsoring a UN resolution which calls on all States to end trade with illegal Israeli settlements \u2013 while it refuses to do that at home, according to Social Democrats defence spokesperson Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI welcome the fact that the Irish government has co-sponsored a UN resolution tabled by the State of Palestine. This means the Irish government is, in effect, calling on all states to agree with the terms of the resolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmong those terms, is a demand that states should end all trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Regrettably, our own government has refused to do that \u2013 despite legislation which would end that trade, the Occupied Territories Bill, being ready to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is an inherent contradiction in the government supporting measures on a world stage that is declining to act on at home. As it stands, the Irish state\u2019s relationship with Israel has changed very little since the genocide in Gaza began nearly one year ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur trade, diplomatic and travel relationships remain virtually unchanged. Even the United States, Israel\u2019s biggest champion, has imposed travel bans on violent Israeli settlers. The Irish government hasn\u2019t even managed that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impunity to commit daily war crimes, that the Israeli government enjoys, is merely emboldening it to commit further atrocities. Recent indiscriminate attacks in Lebanon – tampering with tech devices which have passed through Western supply chains \u2013 now risk a regional escalation of the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we wait for the international community to act, there is nothing stopping the Irish government from taking unilateral action to sanction the Israeli state. If not now, when?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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