Martin in the Middle East

Tánaiste pessimistic on two-state solution with Palestine following meeting with Israeli PM

Micheál Martin says Ireland’s sees the conflict ‘through the prism of international law’ and believes in a two-state solution

Tánaiste Micheál Martin in Jerusalem: “Security is the dominant issue amongst the Israeli public. It is the main driver of political orientation and policy at the moment”

Daniel Murray from Israel:

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, has not given him the sense that a two-state solution will be achievable anytime soon between Israel and Palestine.

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign affairs was meeting political leaders in Jerusalem on Monday, as he undertakes a three-day visit to the Middle East.

Following his meeting with Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, Martin said the ...