Israeli Ambassador Confirms Attendance at Emergency Oireachtas of Foreign Affairs Committee Meeting
31 May 2010
Israel’s Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Zion Evrony has confirmed that he will attend an Emergency meeting of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee. The meeting will take place on Thursday, 4th June at 1:15 pm.
The Committee decided to summon the Ambassador to this unscheduled meeting to seek answers regarding the dramatic events unfolding off the coast of Gaza.
A number of Irish nationals are among the flotilla and an Irish owned vessel, the Rachel Corrie is part of the convoy.
Committee Chairman, Dr Michael Woods TD said;
“We welcome Dr Evrony’s prompt acceptance of our request. The Committee is seeking a full and frank account of the goings-on involving the Israeli military and the vessels carrying aid.
We are anxious to get answers from the Ambassador about his Government’s justification for taking the actions they did and hear a proper explanation for why force was used to stop the ships from landing their cargo.
Unfortunately, it seems that a number of lives have been lost following this operation by the Israeli defence forces so there are significant issues which the Ambassador must address. The meeting will give the Committee on opportunity to put these serious matters to him in an open forum.”
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