Current Affairs Israel is an apartheid state
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Yep, people freely talks about the russia-ukraine at work but this ongoing massacre isn't happening apparently
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Brainwashed!
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I’m just dumbstruck that this genocide has been allowed to continue and the suffering perpetuate, the world should collectively hang its head in shame. Still our leaders do nothing to stop it, after enabling and promoting the carnage.
Hamas is evil and needed to be dealt with, but the scale of the slaughter and the lack of precision warfare and tactics from the IDF and Netanyahu is simply barbaric.
Anyone with one brain cell and eyes knows this could and should have been handled and managed totally differently, even with Hamas being interwoven with Palestinian people and society.
I’m just broken by what I am seeing, it’s horrendous when I see children as young as my own murdered or maimed simply for trying to exist.
Hamas is evil and needed to be dealt with, but the scale of the slaughter and the lack of precision warfare and tactics from the IDF and Netanyahu is simply barbaric.
Anyone with one brain cell and eyes knows this could and should have been handled and managed totally differently, even with Hamas being interwoven with Palestinian people and society.
I’m just broken by what I am seeing, it’s horrendous when I see children as young as my own murdered or maimed simply for trying to exist.
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www.RTE.ie/news/ireland/2024/0213/1432022-gaza-ireland/
The Taoiseach has said he believes Israel has become "blinded by rage" and that he is not sure if the country is listening to anyone in the world, including the US.
During Leaders Questions, Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that there was a serious risk of a massacre in Rafah, southern Gaza, if a ground assault was to occur, which would be a "gross violation of international law on top of all of the other violations of international law which Israel is responsible for".
Mr Varadkar said he believed a ceasefire proposal, negotiated by Egypt, Qatar and the US, should be accepted by both Israel and Hamas.
It followed questions by Labour leader Ivana Bacik, who called for the EU-Israel trade association agreement to be terminated.
She also told the Dáil that she had received legal advice that the Occupied Territories Bill is compatible with EU law.
In response, Mr Varadkar said that he had spoken to the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen regarding the EU-Israel trade agreement yesterday.
However, he added that it could not be withdrawn without unanimity among EU nations, which was not possible to secure.
Mr Varadkar reiterated that the advice of the current and former attorney generals is that the Occupied Territories Bill is not compliant with EU law.
The Taoiseach has said he believes Israel has become "blinded by rage" and that he is not sure if the country is listening to anyone in the world, including the US.
During Leaders Questions, Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that there was a serious risk of a massacre in Rafah, southern Gaza, if a ground assault was to occur, which would be a "gross violation of international law on top of all of the other violations of international law which Israel is responsible for".
Mr Varadkar said he believed a ceasefire proposal, negotiated by Egypt, Qatar and the US, should be accepted by both Israel and Hamas.
It followed questions by Labour leader Ivana Bacik, who called for the EU-Israel trade association agreement to be terminated.
She also told the Dáil that she had received legal advice that the Occupied Territories Bill is compatible with EU law.
In response, Mr Varadkar said that he had spoken to the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen regarding the EU-Israel trade agreement yesterday.
However, he added that it could not be withdrawn without unanimity among EU nations, which was not possible to secure.
Mr Varadkar reiterated that the advice of the current and former attorney generals is that the Occupied Territories Bill is not compliant with EU law.
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Also speaking in the Dáil, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the Israeli ambassador has been "justifying genocide on RTÉ" and should be "sent packing".
The Taoiseach responded that "it's not the practice of the Government to expel ambassadors".
Mr Varadkar said that he needs to be able to discuss the well-being of Irish citizens and troops with Israel.
Earlier, Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney accused Israel of "behaving like a rogue state" after its latest military action in Rafah.
Israel is facing mounting international pressure in relation to its incursion into the southern Gaza city, where more than one million Palestinians are trapped.
Mr Coveney said that it is not acceptable to "behave like a monster to defeat a monster," which is what, he said, Israel is now doing.
"We are witnessing Israel behaving like a like a rogue state, quite frankly," he said.
"They're ignoring the International Court of Justice. They seem now to even be ignoring their closest allies in countries like the United States and the UK, who are clearly calling for restraint, looking for the basis of a ceasefire, wanting to work with Israel to bring an end to this savagery that is continuing in Gaza.
"I think those of us who contribute to international calls for a ceasefire need to intensify those calls now," Mr Coveney added.
Speaking as he arrived for this morning's Cabinet meeting, the minister said Ireland has been using its voice internationally to build consensus within the European Union to stop this "madness" and it needed to continue to do this forcefully.
The Taoiseach responded that "it's not the practice of the Government to expel ambassadors".
Mr Varadkar said that he needs to be able to discuss the well-being of Irish citizens and troops with Israel.
Earlier, Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney accused Israel of "behaving like a rogue state" after its latest military action in Rafah.
Israel is facing mounting international pressure in relation to its incursion into the southern Gaza city, where more than one million Palestinians are trapped.
Mr Coveney said that it is not acceptable to "behave like a monster to defeat a monster," which is what, he said, Israel is now doing.
"We are witnessing Israel behaving like a like a rogue state, quite frankly," he said.
"They're ignoring the International Court of Justice. They seem now to even be ignoring their closest allies in countries like the United States and the UK, who are clearly calling for restraint, looking for the basis of a ceasefire, wanting to work with Israel to bring an end to this savagery that is continuing in Gaza.
"I think those of us who contribute to international calls for a ceasefire need to intensify those calls now," Mr Coveney added.
Speaking as he arrived for this morning's Cabinet meeting, the minister said Ireland has been using its voice internationally to build consensus within the European Union to stop this "madness" and it needed to continue to do this forcefully.
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I saw footage yesterday on Facebook that I wish I hadn't...a boy my sons age. I won't go into details. Its gonna haunt me forever. How did his family feel? Sheer evil. I feel ashamed to be living a privileged life on the same planet.
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