Ireland condemns ‘de facto annexation’ of Palestinian land by Israel
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem, Rory Carroll in Dublin from World news | The Guardian on (#5J96C)
The foreign minister, Simon Coveney, hailed motion as clear signal' of the depth of feeling in Ireland
Ireland's parliament has voted to condemn Israel's de facto annexation" of Palestinian land in what it said was the first use of the phrase by an EU government in relation to Israel.
Government and opposition parties united on Wednesday night to back a motion that excoriated Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
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