Gerry Adams in Gaza : Sinn Féin

Gerry Adams in Gaza : Sinn Féin:

Gerry Adams in Gaza
April 8, 2009
Source: sinnfein

"Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams this morning entered Gaza at the start of a two day visit to the area and part of a wider visit to Israel and the west Bank

Mr. Adams spent his first day in the region visiting Sderot and Kfar Aza – a town and Kibbutz – in southern Israel that have been the targets for rocket attacks from Gaza.

This morning he entered Gaza.

Speaking first in Irish to a packed press conference amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during the recent assault on Gaza by Israel Mr. Adams said:

The last time I visited this region was two and a half years ago. The conflict has been unrelenting since then.

My purpose in travelling to this region is to meet as wide a range of Israeli and Palestinian opinion as practicable; to listen to what they have to say; to learn more about the situation and to answer any questions they may have about the Irish peace process.

Yesterday I visited Sderot in southern Israel. This morning I am here.

The vast majority of Irish citizens who watched the Israeli assault unfold on Gaza before and after Christmas were shocked by what they saw.

They believe that what happened was wrong.

I too watched those scenes on TV but nothing prepares you for the reality of the destruction and the enormous impact this has had on people,"

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