Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Dail Éireann — 2023-12-05
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

Hamas went into Israel, killed 1,400 people, including women and children, and took people hostage.
They would have killed many more if they had the chance. I have no doubt that Hamas would kill as many people in Israel as it possibly could if it was given the chance and had the weapons. Why is that not a genocide? Is 1,400 people not enough?

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Sitting date: 2023-12-05