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Europe

Ireland condemns Israel's ‘de facto annexation' of Palestine

2021-05-28

[Aljazeera] The Irish parliament has passed a motion condemning the "de facto annexation" of Palestinian land by Israeli authorities.

The motion, tabled by the opposition Sinn Fein party, passed on Wednesday after receiving cross-party support.

This makes it the first European Union country to use the phrase "de facto annexation" in relation to Israel’s actions in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The Times of Israel adds that it’s more consequence-free posturing for the rubes:

The designation comes in a nonbinding motion passed by the Dail, the lower house, by Sinn Fein, a nationalist left-wing party. Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney, who is not from Sinn Fein, also used the term in a debate in parliament earlier this week.

A draft amendment to the motion calling to expel the Israeli ambassador to Ireland and impose comprehensive sanctions against Israel failed to pass.

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