Ireland bans the importation of goods from Israeli settlements.

a reply to: Ohanka

The proposed law - Occupied Territories Bill - in the Republic of Ireland, has not become law. Thankfully.

originally posted by: Ohanka
a reply to: SecretKnowledge

Quite the old thread you just bumped here.

Is the ban still in place? I hope so.

I forgot all about this thread when i posted it back then sure ive no replies in it.

The ban is still in place, but unfortunately the proposed "occupied territories bill" is against international law and so wont be voted in. Thats according to our weak leader Micheal Martin. READ HERE

Formal recognition of the Palestinian state has to be done at the “optimal time” and in consultation with other EU members, according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin. He also ruled out putting the Occupied Territories Bill on the statute books, insisting that it would be in breach of EU law. The Bill, which would ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, has been passed by the Seanad and was awaiting formal committee stage scrutiny when the general election was called. But the last government also refused to implement it, based on legal advice. * In sharp Dáil exchanges with Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald the Taoiseach said that even it was made law “it would not change anything in terms of Israeli government policy right now, if we are honest”. Ms McDonald told Mr Martin “you have the power to recognise the state of Palestine”, a move approved by the Dáil and Seanad in 2014. She called on him to “do it while there is still a Palestinian state to recognise”.

a reply to: paraphi

Its not a blanket ban of all Israeli goods, only from illegally occupied settlements. How can that not be a good thing?

The Occupied Territories Bill[1] (officially Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018)[2] is a proposed Irish law that would ban and criminalize "trade with and economic support for illegal settlements in territories deemed occupied under international law", most notably Israeli settlements.[

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