Irish Examiner view: Government declaration condemning Israel is a brave move

Dáil Eireann passed a Sinn Féin motion declaring the building of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories a de facto annexation in violation of international law

Simon Coveney, the foreign affairs minister, said we need to be honest with what is happening with the building of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories and call it out as “de facto annexation”. 

The condemnation by the Dáil of the building of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories is a signification occasion in both national and European politics. 

On Wednesday evening, the Dáil passed a Sinn Féin motion declaring the settlements a de facto annexation in violation of international law.