Workers Party President, Councillor Ted Tynan, has condemned today’s slaughter by Israeli forces of at least 104 Palestinian civilians, and the further wounding of more than 750, as they queued for food aid in Gaza. He has also called for the immediate expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland.
More than 30,000 Palestinians, including over 13,000 children, have been killed since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Since the International Court of Justice direction on 26 January to stop the genocide, Israel has killed over 3,000 Palestinians as its slaughter of the innocent continues.
Conditions in Gaza are now appalling with a serious risk of famine. More than half of the population of Gaza has been driven into Rafah and is now trapped.
Israel has continued its attacks on the civilian population and now threatens a ground invasion which will have incalculable humanitarian consequences.
The genocide must end and this latest massacre cannot be ignored.
The US, UK and EU are complicit in these acts of genocide and must be held accountable. The Irish government can no longer stand idly by. It must immediately join the government of South Africa in its case against Israel before the International Court of Justice and immediately expel the Israeli Ambassador from Ireland.
The government is running out of excuses, the government of Israel and its representatives are in contempt of reason, humanitarian pleas and international law. It is time for its representatives in Ireland to be shown the door.