The Tanaiste says he'll be pushing the European Union to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
While much international attention has focused on Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, European officials there's also concern about rising violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
EU officials have begun drawing up a list of extremist Israeli settlers who have been attacking Palestinians there, so they could be subject to potential sanctions.
Michael Martin says what's happening in the West Bank is shocking:
"Most recently, a school that was funded by Irish Aid was very badly damaged by Israeli forces in an unacceptable way in the West Bank. We believe what's happening in the West Bank is shocking. It's a violation of UN resolutions and a violation of international humanitarian law and we've made it clear consistently at UN and other other fora that it has to stop".
