The government has faced accusations of double standards against Israel and Russia after rejecting calls for sanctions against the Israeli state in Gaza, reports Breaking News.
Both Sinn Féin and People Before Profit (PBP) made the allegations against Finance Minister Michael McGrath during a sometimes heated scene in the Dáil on Thursday.
Opposition motions calling for a range of economic and diplomatic sanctions, including the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador to Dublin, Dana Erlich, were rejected in the Dáil on Wednesday evening, reports Breaking News.
Ireland’s offer to refer Israel’s case to the International Criminal Court (ICC) was also rejected.
“So last year, this government rightly joined with others in referring Russia to the International Criminal Court for war crimes,” Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said, reports Breaking News.
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