Parliamentarians in Ireland discuss ways to support Palestinians and end the siege on Gaza

Dublin, 06 Oct. - (ANA) - EuroPal Forum organised a Parliamentary briefing in Dublin on Tuesday 27th Sept 2016.  The briefing was attended by members of parliament from various parties and a number of researchers and activists concerned with the Palestinian cause.

 The briefing was addressed by parliamentarians Richard Boyd from People Before Profit party (PBP),  Aengus Snodaigh and Seán Crowe from Sinn Féin party and contributions from EuroPal Forum’s chairman Zaher Birawi and Palestinian thinker and senior journalist Dr. Azzam Al-Tamimi.

 Dr. Ahmed Yousef, the former consultant to the Palestinian former prime minister Ismail Haniya, joined the event from Gaza via Skype to give a testimonial about the situation there. A number of parliamentarians and senators attending contributed to the discussion.

 The briefing addressed ways to support Palestinians to achieve their national rights and the role of parliamentarians in Europe in influencing their governments to take more balanced stances towards the Palestinian- Israeli conflict. It also addressed the required role from the European governments to break the ongoing siege on Gaza for the past 10 years. -(ANA) -

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