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Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. If possible, I would like to put some reason into the debate. Regrettably, the debate so far has just reinforced things that we have all said time and time again. We have had frequent mentions — on these Benches, we consider them to be inaccurate — of genocide, famine,…
Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. Does the Member agree that it is obscene for some of the Members on the Benches opposite to stand here and deny the genocide and the wanton destruction —?
I thank the Member for giving way. People are appalled by the wanton death, destruction and starvation being exacted against the innocent people of Gaza. They ask, "What can we do? What can we say?". The answer is that we must say and do something. The Member mentioned Mothers Against Genocide. Yesterday's protest was…
I am in favour of the motion, and I thank the Members opposite for tabling it. Unfortunately, we are approaching two years of Israel committing genocide, despite people trying to say otherwise. It is a genocide in living colour, recorded and documented across social media and some mainstream outlets. You would have…
I take your guidance, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The omission of Hamas from the motion is perhaps not all that surprising. For the benefit of Sinn Féin, let us remember what led to this conflict. Two years ago next month, Hamas carried out the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, murdering men, women and…
I oppose the motion and support the Ulster Unionists' amendment. The problem with the motion is obvious. It makes no mention of the role of Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organisation, in the crisis. Instead, it lays the blame — every ounce of blame — at the door of the world's only Jewish state, and that in itself…
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I thank the proposers of the motion. Words cannot capture the depth of the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, so, instead, let us use facts: food is running out; those who search for it are being shot; families are dying for lack of food; hospitals are receiving the dead daily; and medical workers hear unbearable stories…
Once again, I stand with Members to discuss the horrific war crimes being perpetrated in Gaza. In June, I said in the Chamber that, due to the withholding of food and aid, half a million people — a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza — were at risk of starvation and that Gaza was on the brink of famine. Shamefully, famine…
I will not reiterate my party's position on genocide and famine, as colleagues have done so. I will address other points. I draw Members' attention to some posts. One from 11 hours ago stated: "25,056 boxes of aid delivered today ... Free and efficient aid, given directly to Palestinian civilians." Another post…
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The ongoing slaughter in Gaza is the number-one issue that I receive correspondence about by a huge distance. I get letters, phone calls, emails and visits to the office. People are absolutely appalled by what is going on. However, it is not about us, although the whataboutery on the issue is, sadly, predictable. Your…
I will comment first on the political process. We have a motion on Gaza tabled by Sinn Féin in the Northern Ireland Assembly, when we have virtually no influence over UK foreign policy, which is a reserved matter for Westminster. The irony, of course, is that Sinn Féin has the ability to influence, debate and vote on…
Le 23 mhí anuas, tá muid ag amharc ar chinedhíothú agus é á chraoladh beo ag a íospartaigh féin. Chonaic gach duine againn sa Seomra na híomhánna uafásacha de choirp chráite, mhaslaithe, coirp páistí agus leanaí nuabheirthe san áireamh, chonaic muid sin ar an teilifís s’againn nó ar na meáin shóisialta ag teacht ó…
Thank you very much indeed. My intervention is about the fact that one of the last things that David Lammy did before he stood down as Foreign Secretary was to identify the fact that the United Kingdom Government have concluded that Israel is not acting with intent and is therefore not conducting genocide. What is the…
We debated the appalling genocide and criminal actions of the Israeli state in Gaza just a few months ago. Since then, thousands of innocent Palestinians, including hundreds of children, have died. Let us put that into some context: more than the entire loss of life during our three-decade conflict has been lost in…
Will the Member clarify that remark? Is he saying that any companies that produce weapons in Northern Ireland should not get government support or funding?
The situation in Gaza is a man-made humanitarian catastrophe. Over 63,000 people have been killed, and many more have been maimed and injured. The strip lies in ruins, and famine now grips the population. Over 1,400 health workers, over 200 journalists and over 100 aid workers have been murdered. When children are…
Thank you. I heard you say that you support criticism of, or that you have criticised, the Israeli state at times. I have yet to hear any criticism of the Israeli state and Israeli state actions in what you have said. Can you clarify that?
The Member says that Hamas would be the barrier to a two-state solution. I am not and have never been a supporter of Hamas. I have criticised Hamas multiple times in the Chamber. Does the Member accept, however, that Israeli West Bank settler terrorism, violence and illegal settlements also represent a fundamental…
I acknowledge the Sinn Féin motion — just words on a page — knowing fine rightly that those words on a page will have no impact or effect whatever. Yesterday, unionists were lambasted for tabling a motion about the Windsor framework and the protocol and the damage that they do to businesses and consumers in Northern…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. My contribution will be quite short, because we have debated the issue long and hard, and all political parties have laid out their stall on it. It may make people feel a little more comfortable if they are able to talk about the matter, but, in reality, it does absolutely…