The outright condemnation of Hamas represents a shift in position by Sinn Féin in relation to the Palestinian conflict
Ms McDonald added that the ongoing bombardment of Gaza by the Israeli defence forces had equally to be condemned. Photograph: PA
“The targeting of civilians and the taking of hostages is to be condemned outright,” she said on RTÉ Radio’s The News at 1. “Looking at scenes where a lot of young people were out, enjoying themselves and, to me it was such a violent and traumatic death, it is just truly horrific, and I understand perfectly the sense of trauma that’s been expressed.
Nor did former party leader Gerry Adams who wrote on his Twitter account: “All those who are decrying today’s terrible events in the Middle East, including the Irish Government, should organise an international intervention to establish a proper negotiations process, based upon international law & the UN Charter. Anything else is unacceptable. Dialogue, dialogue.”
The Dublin Bay South TD Chris Andrews, in a series of tweets, defended the attacks by Hamas on Saturday that killed an estimated 700 Israelis, both civilian and military, with hundreds more wounded, or taken hostage. In a social media message posted later that day, Mr Andrews wrote: “What’s happening today in Gaza has not occurred out of thin air. It’s a direct result of years of apartheid, murder, and inhumane treatment of Palestine. It is also a realist of Ireland and the EU not holding Apartheid Israel accountable for ongoing abuse of International law.”
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