The Taoiseach should not be handing shamrocks to Joe Biden while he continues to support the ongoing onslaught on Gaza, People Before Profit has said. Dublin TD Paul Murphy is continuing to call on the Government to take a much stronger stance against Israel. On Newstalk Breakfast this morning, he urged people all over the country to join this Saturday’s ‘Freedom for Palestine’ national demonstration at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin. He again called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Ireland and said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar should not be shaking hands with US President Joe Biden while he continues to support Israel’s actions. It comes after the Leas Ceann Comhairle Catherine Connolly said Ambassador Dana Erlich should be called before the Dáil to account for the "propaganda" she is spreading. She said she had not previously called for the ambassador’s expulsion but she was now “finding it very difficult to stick with that decision”. Deputy Murphy told Newstalk that Ireland now “has to take action”. “The Irish Government has had stronger and stronger words of criticism for Israel as this horror and genocide has unfolded, but the Irish Government has also failed actually do anything to try to stop it – to try and put pressure on Israel to stop it,” he said. He said the Government must act if it feels, like Minister Simon Coveney does, that Israel is acting like a ‘monster’ and a ‘rogue state’. “What should happen to states that are behaving like monsters or rogue states?” he asked. “They should be isolated.” ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 📱 Have you downloaded the Newstalk app? - Find the app in the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thisisaim.newstalk&hl=en_IE&gl=US - Find the app via Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/newstalk-106-108-fm/id372643826 #️⃣ SUBSCRIBE to the Newstalk social channels: - YOUTUBE | null - TWITTER | twitter.com/newstalkfm - INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/newstalkfm/ - FACEBOOK | facebook.com/newstalkfm - WEBSITE | https://www.newstalk.com/ 🎧 PODCAST - listen at your leisure: newstalk.com/podcasts - iTunes: search for Newstalk in your app! - Spotify: search for Newstalk for our latest pods and news - Or wherever you get your podcasts! 📱GET IN TOUCH WITH NEWSTALK - WhatsApp: get in touch on 0871400106