Post-European Council Meeting: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-08
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Catherine Connolly (IND), Galway West

We are here today, and it is time to put it in context. The action by Hamas, which I utterly condemn without reservation, did not happen in a vacuum. That has been repeatedly pointed out by various courageous people, no later than today in The Irish Time s by a former diplomat who has clearly pointed out that this attack, while condemning it, did not happen in a vacuum. I never thought I would be quoting a former Prime Minister of France, and I apologise for the pronunciation, Mr. Dominique de Villepin, who points out that-----

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Sitting date: 2023-11-08