Trade Relations
Dail Éireann — 2021-09-30
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Simon Coveney (FG), Cork South-Central

Our relationship with Israel is an important agent for delivering change in Israel's policy towards Palestinians, which I have been very critical of and I continue to be.
I am not responsible for IDA Ireland and the line Minister has answered questions on this and will continue to answer questions if they are raised. My position is clear, however. Ireland should have a bilateral relationship with Israel but Ireland should also be consistent with international law and with UN Security Council resolutions in calling out illegality when it happens. That is what we and mature states do-----

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Sitting date: 2021-09-30