Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-15
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Mary Lou McDonald (SF), Dublin Central

Not alone can I echo the call for a ceasefire and the release of hostages, but I remind the Taoiseach that I actually pre-empted his calls for those very things. There is no controversy on those matters. All the violence must stop now; not humanitarian pauses, not humanitarian windows, but a cease, a cessation, to all violent actions. I remind the Taoiseach that Israel is the dominant party in what is an asymmetrical conflict, to use the terminology, but let me ask him this, because he has used the terms "collective punishment" and "disproportionate" and said the actions are “not self-defence”, all of which are violations of international law. Israel does not care about international law.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-15