Ireland becomes first EU country to declare Israel involved in ‘de facto annexation’
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Ireland s government supported a parliamentary motion condemning the de facto annexation of Palestinian land by Israeli authorities in what it said was the first use of the phrase by a European Union (EU) government in relation to Israel.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, who has represented Ireland on the United Nations Security Council in debates on Israel in recent weeks, supported the motion, and condemned what he described as Israel s manifestly unequal treatment of the Palestinian people.
But he also insisted on adding a condemnation of recent rocket attacks on Israel by Palestinian group Hamas before he agreed to government support for the motion, which had been tabled by the opposition Sinn Fein party.
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The Irish government has supported a parliamentary motion condemning the “de facto annexation” of Palestinian land by Israeli authorities, in what it said was the first use of the phrase by a European Union country in relation to Israel.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday that the motion, brought forward by opposition party Sinn Fein, “is a clear signal of the depth of feeling across Ireland”.
“The scale, pace and strategic nature of Israel’s actions on settlement expansion and the intent behind it have brought us to a point where we need to be honest about what is actually happening on the ground. … It is de facto annexation,” Coveney, of the centre-right Fine Gael party, told parliament.
Wednesday, 26 May, 2021 - 07:45
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney speaks at the launch of his party s manifesto for the Irish General Election in Dublin, Ireland January 24, 2020. (Reuters) Asharq Al-Awsat
Ireland s government on Tuesday supported a parliamentary motion condemning the de facto annexation of Palestinian land by Israeli authorities in what it said was the first use of the phrase by a European Union government in relation to Israel.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, who has represented Ireland on the United Nations Security Council in debates on Israel in recent weeks, supported the motion, and condemned what he described as Israel s manifestly unequal treatment of the Palestinian people.