Irish Lawmaker Slams Hypocrisy On Ukraine vs. Palestine

An Irish lawmaker criticized his government for "double standards" regarding sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

The lawmaker was reported to have said so in not taking similar steps against Israel for its violence against Palestinians.

The lawmaker, Richard Boyd Barrett sits in the Irish parliament for the left-wing People Before Profit party, and he told parliament in a statement that;

"You're happy to correctly use the most strong and robust language to describe the crimes against humanity of Vladimir Putin but you will not use the same strength of language when it comes to describing Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.

"You don't want to even use the word apartheid, never mind sanctions.

"It took five days for sanctions against Putin and his thugs – 70 years of oppression of the Palestinians, and it wouldn't be – What was the word you used?-it wouldn't be ‘helpful' to impose sanctions."

He also said Amnesty International has called for Israel to be referred to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

"The Amnesty are calling for targeted sanctions against Israeli officials perpetuating the system of apartheid.

"Just exactly the same types of sanctions you've just initiated against Vladimir Putin."