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Ireland poised to blunt sanctions on Israel under corporate pressure: Reuters
Ireland may limit sanctions to goods only after business groups warned broader measures could harm investment and U.S. multinationals employing 11% of Irish workers, sources said.
- Dublin is poised to curb planned sanctions on Israel after pressure from business groups concerned about investment, blunting a law central to Ireland's protest over the war in Gaza.
- With exports of more than 72 billion euros to the U.S., Ireland faced lobbying as business representatives this year urged delaying the law to avoid antagonising U.S.-owned multinationals employing around 11% of workers.
- Government officials plan to limit the bill to goods only, targeting products from occupied territories worth just 200,000 euros a year, while Foreign Minister Simon Harris awaits legal advice shortly.
- The Irish Business and Employers Confederation and business groups warned U.S. companies could face penalties for boycotting Israel, unnerving local business ahead of broader sanctions.
- After Ireland led EU trade restrictions last October, Slovenia, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands followed with bans last month, while Israel shut its embassy in Dublin last December.
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Ireland poised to blunt sanctions on Israel under corporate pressure: Sources
Although many governments have condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza and its annexation of territories in the West Bank, it has remained largely unsanctioned, shielded from economic pressure by its close alliance with Washington.
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Ireland poised to blunt sanctions on Israel under corporate pressure, say sources
DUBLIN -Ireland is poised to curb planned sanctions on Israel, blunting a law central to its protest over the war in Gaza, after pressure from business groups concerned about the impact on... -October 03, 2025 at 05:35 am EDT MarketScreener
Irish entrepreneurs asked the government to impose sanctions on Israel — due to the war in Gaza — in order to avoid anti-antagonizing US companies and investors, discouraging them from investing in the country
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