Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris called for clear, concrete EU measures to address Gaza's deteriorating humanitarian situation and warned that collective action could be decisive amid famine. Two hundred six former European ambassadors and officials signed a letter urging stepped-up EU response. EU Foreign Ministers will convene in Copenhagen to discuss potential action. Domestically, activists and opposition parties have mobilised against the Central Bank of Ireland's approval of Israel Bonds for EU sale, arguing the bonds support Israel's economy and military operations. Campaigners demand legislation to block so-called "war bonds" and accuse the government of refusing to hold Israel accountable.
"If we don't take collective action now against the backdrop of famine, when will we? "Collective EU action could make a powerful difference." In a series of social media posts, he added: "In the absence of collective action, groups of members states should seek to work together but this would not be as impactful or effective and be a indictment on our ability to act as a collective at a time when the EU itself has found Israel in breach of the Association Agreement."
Domestically, the Government has been accused of an "absolute refusal to hold Israel accountable for a genocide". The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has organised a series of demonstrations, with a protest scheduled for Tuesday evening around the Central Bank of Ireland's role in approving Israel Bonds for sale in the EU. The bank is the designated authority in relation to the sale of Israel Bonds in the EU, and has determined the securities meet the standards of the bloc's prospectus regulations.
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