During the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict he called for an economic, diplomatic and political boycott of Israel, for its ambassador to Ireland to be expelled, and for shops to remove "settler produce" from Israel. He said that Israel had the right to defend itself, but that its disproportionate response meant that "...it can only now be classified as a terror state".
During the 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict, this individual expressed strong criticism of Israel's response to the conflict, calling for a boycott and demanding specific actions against Israeli businesses and its government. He argued that Israel's actions were disproportionate and therefore constituted terrorism.