Politics

Micheál Martin should call in Israeli ambassador over Gaza agreesion, Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis told

MEP Billy Kelleher stopped short of calling for the expulsion of Dana Erlich, the Israeli ambassador as demanded by left-wing parties

Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher

The Irish government should call in the Israeli ambassador amid the ongoing escalation of violence in Gaza.

Speaking at the Fianna Fáil Ard Dheis in Dublin, MEP Billy Kelleher called for an "immediate cessation" of violence and said the European Union should not give up on a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

"We ultimately want to bring about a cessation of violence. We also want to ensure that the two state solution survives this. ...