(1) Flashback to 3/9/2014: Brilliant 4-min speech by Irish MP Richard Boyd Barrett from Irish Solidarity–People Before Profit & Chair of the Irish Anti-War Movement calling Israel "a state built on violence, oppression and apartheid" - he also called for the expulsion (vid 1/2)
(2) (vid 2/2) of the Israeli Ambassador - you won't see this in the mainstream media
(3) his speech on YouTube:

(4) Irish MP calls for expulsion of Israeli ambassador
People Before Profit party spokesman urges parliament to support motion to expel ambassador (from
19.05.2021) - still the same position now

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(4) full transcript of his speech:

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focustaiwan.tw/society/202105…
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