Irish Parliament Declares Israeli Settlements in Palestine Amount to Annexation

Ireland has become the first EU member state to declare the building of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories as de facto annexation.

A Dail motion, tabled by Sinn Fein, was passed on Wednesday night after it received cross-party support.

It condemns the “recent and ongoing forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the occupied Palestinian territory”, and described the annexation of Palestinian territory as a violation of international law.

In a tweet after the vote, Sinn Fein leader Mary Loy McDonald said: “Illegal land grabs, annexation of Palestinian land & homes has been called out by Dail (Parliament) in Dublin.

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