Middle East
Dail Éireann — 2023-09-28
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

We work very closely with Jordan, however, and we share a very common position. I believe the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Safadi, is very exercised by the entire situation. He has worked very hard and diligently, particularly at the Aqaba summit and Sharm el-Sheikh summit, to try to de-escalate the situation of recent times and the escalation of secular violence and so on. Israel has not followed through on the commitments it signed off on at Aqaba and Sharm el-Sheikh. We work closely with Jordan in respect of these issues.
My fundamental position is that Europe, and Israel, in terms of having an intelligent approach to this, should support moderation within Palestine and should enable, along with European partners, greater capacity for the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority has challenges as well. There has not been an election there for many years, which is problematic if the truth be told. That is why we will continue to support civil society organisations within the occupied territories and within Israel.

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Sitting date: 2023-09-28