Middle East
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-30
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I agree with Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan it was regrettable that Israel was not present at the Union for Mediterranean regional forum last Monday. I picked up a determined approach from the Arab states that were available and other states in terms of the need for a credible pathway to peace. Egypt and Jordan's foreign ministers in particular have been active on this and put a lot of effort into a rational analysis of what is transpiring. For them, the principles are clear. There can be no displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and no attempt to say that we would move the problem into Sinai or elsewhere. For those countries, it is existential. Jordan has 2.5 million Palestinians already as refugees.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-30