The ZF
were appalled by remarks made by Paul Murphy, an Irish socialist MEP, calling
for another Palestinian Intifada.
In his
statement last week to Russia Today, Mr Murphy stated “You’ve seen significant
protest, significant movement, the potential to redevelop a struggle along the
lines of the first Intifada”. Murphy’s remarks are inciting indiscriminate
violence against Israeli and Palestinian civilians. His call to armed struggle
is irresponsible and dangerous, especially for a man in his
position.
Chairman of the ZF, Paul Charney stated “Mr Murphy’s
remarks glorifying the Intifada and justifying it as an alternative to peace
talks is disgraceful and highly irresponsible. It dangerously incites the masses
to violence, at a time in the Middle East where
war and terror is all too common. I call on the Irish Socialist Party to deal
swiftly with this issue by publicly confirming that they support peace and
further condemn Mr Murphy by stating that his comments are unacceptable”.
The ZF
will continue to speak out against those glorifying terrorism.
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