Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the Israeli Cabinet for backing a Bill which declares Israel as a Jewish State and which will effectively discriminates against religious minorities. Crowe stated that he believes the Bill is provocative because according to reports it will mean that Arabs and effectively all non-Jews will legally become second […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, today in the Foreign Affairs Committee. Crowe raised key Foreign Affairs issues with Minister Flanagan including the lifting of the blockade of Gaza, recognising the Palestinian State, the Kurdish fight against ISIS, the human rights […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his surprise and disbelief at the Irish government for granting export licences for military goods to be sold to Israel, to tune of approximately €6.424 million since 2011. Crowe said that no Irish government should be approving these export licences because Israel is a […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has strongly condemned Israel’s latest illegal land grab in the Palestinian West Bank. The Israeli Government announced that it is annexing 988 acres (4 square km) of Palestinian land which belongs to five villages in the Bethlehem area. It is Israel’s biggest land seizure in 30 […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, today met Lubnah Shomali, an organiser from the BADIL Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, a partner organisation of Trócaire. Speaking after the meeting, Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Today Trócaire arranged a meeting between Ms. Shomali and members of the Oireachtas in Leinster House. […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has backed calls from the Palestinian Government and the UN for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. So far Israel has declined the ceasefire offers. Speaking after one of bloodiest nights of Israeli bombings, Deputy Crowe said: “Israel carried out 60 air strikes last night and […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe, has condemned the decision of the Government to abstain on a vote at the UN Human Rights Council to create a Commission of Inquiry to independently investigate Israel’s actions in Gaza and its violations of international law. The resolution to the Council strongly condemned Israel’s actions and […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe, has called on Israel to immediately end its brutal bombardment and invasion of Gaza which has now killed at least 650 Palestinians. As the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, arrives in the region, Crowe also backed the calls of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, who has […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, today met with former Israeli soldier and founder of Breaking the Silence, Yehuda Shaul. Breaking the Silence is a civil society organisation made up of former Israeli soldiers who highlight human rights abuses committed by Israeli soldiers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Breaking the Silence is […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, attended a demonstration outside Leinster House to draw attention to the ongoing hunger strike of administrative detainees in Palestine, which is entering its 50th day. The demonstration was organised by the Campaign to Free Marwan Barghouthi and All Palestinian Political Prisoners – Ireland […]
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