TD refuses to confirm when he sold shares in company which profits from Gaza war

A newly elected TD has refused to confirm when he sold shares he received from his former employer, Palantir Technologies, a US company which supplies technology to the Israeli military.

Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes won a Dáil seat in Dublin Bay South.

He refused to confirm when in the last year he divested himself fully of the shares in the company, which supplies technology to Israel to assist in their war in Gaza, despite repeated questions from the press.

Mr Hayes worked for the firm, of which the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is a major client, between 2015 and 2017.

During a press conference with the re-elected and newly elected Social Democrats TDs, Mr Hayes said he was given shares as part of his compensation package.

Mr Hayes said he sold the shares after he became “greatly concerned” about the company’s relationship with the IDF, but would not confirm when he sold them or when he became concerned about the relationship.

It was reported in January this year that…

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