""First of all, I think we want to acknowledge that there is a genocide going on in Palestine," she told RTÉ Radio One's Morning Ireland. "Every country has the right to self-determine, how to govern. "Hamas who I have condemned over and over, I have never been equivocal on it," she said. "They were elected by the people the last time there was an election. They are part of the civil society.""
""Israel is acting as a terrorist state. Both have to sit down at some stage. Let's look at Israel is doing; they are absolutely out of control. What they did on October 7 was absolutely unacceptable, both sides have committed war crimes and hopefully both sides will be held to account. But history did not start on the 7th of October.""
""I abhor violence on any side, as a mother, as a female. And I will use my voice to promote peace in the world and peaceful solutions. "As we speak today, we hear Trump about annexing more territory. We heard what he said he is going to turn Gaza strip into. It's very important we give perspective and we learn from our own history.""
There is an acknowledgment that genocide is occurring in Palestine. Every country has the right to self-determination and to choose its governance. Hamas was elected in the last available election and is described as part of civil society, while also being proscribed as a terrorist organization and previously condemned. Israel is characterized as acting like a terrorist state and is described as out of control. Both sides are accused of committing war crimes and should be held accountable. Calls are made for both sides to disarm, drawing lessons from Northern Ireland and Colombia, and for negotiated peaceful solutions and perspective on territorial annexation.
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