As soon as night follows day, when this happens something else will come on the agenda.

I would love to get to the bottom of it because it is unworthy. We should be seeking to work together to see how best we can persuade Israel and how best the international community can.

An rud is tábhachtaí ar fad ná-----

-----gur chóir go mbeadh an Tigh aontaithe i gcoinne an méid atá á dhéanamh ag Iosrael.

Children are being slaughtered.

Innocent civilians have been slaughtered.

No one in this House should be looking for a pat on the back.

No one in this House should be seeking some sort of moral superiority over others in this House.

The focus must be relentlessly on the policies of Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli Government, which is made up of extreme far-right elements, who are committing genocide in Gaza right now. Let us call a spade a spade. The Deputy knows the most effective way is-----

-----to persuade as many member states as possible within the European Union and the United States to pull their support from the State of Israel as regards what it is doing now.

I am speaking now.

I have possession of the House now.

With respect, stop trying to bully your way-----

I have the floor.

I am simply saying-----

I will finally say this to you, Deputy.

We need to have rules here in the House and not disruption.

There are particular rules about interruptions as well.

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