Michelle O’Neill said she hoped the US government would bring the same “peace process” message it brought to Northern Ireland to end the Palestinian conflict.
The Prime Minister spoke to host Patrick Keelty on Friday night’s episode of The Late Late Show and confirmed he would be traveling to the US on St Patrick’s Day.
This comes after SDLP leader Colum Eastwood previously said he would boycott the annual White House gala because of the “horrific impact of the brutal war in Gaza”.
The Sinn Féin First Minister was asked by Patrick Kielty if he would be going to Washington for St. Patrick’s Day, and when he replied that he would, a representative for Sinn Féin said: this year? “
Mr. O’Neill responded, “No. The United States has always been a very strong partner for peace and, in fact, has played an important role in achieving our own peace process.”
“And I hope that the United States will use the same pragmatism and the same approach that we have taken to our peace process to carry that message to the Middle East. So, during St. Patrick’s Week, we will So will Taoist events.” What will happen to Ireland and the Irish government, which has been very strong about the plight of the Palestinians? ”
She said the scenes in the Palestinian conflict were “absolutely awful” and said she hoped her St. Patrick’s Day visit would send a message to the U.S. government that peace was urgently needed.
Mr O’Neill added: “I hope that the Taoiseach will indeed use this opportunity to send the message loud and clear to the US Government that we need an immediate peace dialogue.”
“What we are all witnessing in Palestine at this moment is truly horrifying. This is heartbreaking, it is genocide, and this must stop. I am using every platform to Take advantage and go out and speak out and make your voice heard.If you apply the logic of not telling people, there will never be a peace process in the north.”
Michelle O’Neill says she is “really proud” of her role as Northern Ireland’s first nationalist prime minister, and acknowledges the role comes with “huge responsibilities”, but that He told Keerthi that he was dedicated to working hard for the people of the country. community.
She said: “I think this is a great time to be a political leader, especially with the journey that we’ve had in North Korea. And I think we have a lot of work to do and a lot of things we can do. “together.
“So we have an opportunity to really push people and try to work harder for people on the bread and butter issues, the issues that people worry about and keep them up at night. I want to do the best for those guys.” But at the same time, I take that responsibility very seriously and I want to do the best for those people. ”
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