Senior ministers concerned about effects of Occupied Territories Bill.

Why is this question interesting? The Saudis are not normally held up as an examplar of good global citizenship. Various considerations go into the question of how Ireland should respond to Israeli measures against Gaza, but "how are the Saudis responding?" seems to me one that would come pretty far down the list.

Saudi Arabia is next to Israel and Palestine, has same religion and Arab culture and pretends to care about the Palestinian cause

I say their actions are rather a bit more important than what is meant to be a neutral European country with wildly different religion and culture 4000km away

Especially since Saudis have enough money to make Gaza a modern Dubai like city on the med

BTW what is our government stance on the Sudan genocide being carried out by Arab nationalist Islamists which killed 4x people in same timeframe as died in Gaza?

oh that’s right, the Left doesn’t care about Islamists carrying out a larger genocide of black people somewhere in Africa bankrolled by gulf states

The whole Irish approach to the Middle East reminds me in terms of its effectiveness of the Skibbereen Eagle being determined to keep an eye on the Russian Tsar.

Any country carrying out that level of destruction and attempted annihilation of a people would be met with the same response, Israel are not special enough to be singled out in that regard, they just happen to be the **** doing exactly that at present.

That's likely not helped by the fact that you started the thread and seem to only be using as an attack on people who have an issue with the genocide in Gaza. Worth pointing out that most of the West have sanctions against Sudan over it as well so the international community have actively taken action.

I clearly outlined why I started the thread

1. To bring much needed exposure to it because no one else cares enough to have done so, despite crying crocodile tears about Gaza
2. To create an experiment exposing that yes some genocides are being treated differently to others which might indicate an antisemitic or pro Islamist bias (or people simply not giving a ****)

I've read some awful nonsense on this forum at times, but that is right up there with the worst of it.

Any country that drops 2,000 pound bombs on families living in tents and continues to murder children, over 20,000 now, does not deserve anyone's support.

Caught out again. He saw straight through you.

That's a very cowardly point of view in my opinion. Let me sum it up - The tiniest risk that my monthly salary will be impacted by a Dail bill completely trumps any concerns around the wanton murder/starvation by Israel of women and children in a destroyed Gaza.

Before you shuffle off this mortal coil, I think you will regret fearful opinions like this. In years to come you will probably say you never held this "I'm alright Jack" opinion. Quick, check your bank balance!

That's 100% clear. Even the miniscule risk of this happening has ye running scared. Honestly it shows a lack of character to me. Call me old fashioned.

Kids lives are worthless to these lads.

If there was even a minuscule chance of Ireland’s support for the bill having any positive effect on Palestinians’ lives, that would be one thing, but given that it will have zero effect, it’s unserious of the Irish government to take that risk of damaging Irish people’s economic wellbeing for zero effect on Israel.

The fact that you personally are not affected by that, or have the financial means to ignore it, is not a justification for the Irish government to ignore the best interests of its own citizens.

Zero effect? Why are Israel getting upset about it then?

Ah look, you guys won't change your opinion. I personally see it as cowardly and shallow. So be it. You're completely entitled to it.

Maybe you can get the government to turn a blind eye completely. Would it be possible to ban all negative Israel news on RTE? Could we get Shatter to edit the news? That might work best. We can get back to fumbling in the greasy till then.

I made my point a few weeks ago on this here:

Israel closing their embassy in Dublin *Read OP for Mod Warning added 19/12/24* - Page 17 — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'

The “I’m alright Jack” opinion is with you - you’re obviously well off enough to be able to afford any negative consequences of this performative (and ultimately pointless) bit of bluster

Some people have mortgages and children to support or are trying to buy a house. They need their jobs. It’s not a reasonable trade off to expect them to endanger that for something that isn’t actually going to accomplish anything apart from piss off our biggest economic partners.

Grand for homeowners already sitting pretty or students. Normal people have to be more pragmatic unfortunately, welcome to reality. Makes no odds anyway, you’re alright Jack