Irish Deputy Premier to Include Services From Israeli Settlements in Trade Ban
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Irish deputy premier to include services from Israeli settlements in trade ban
Simon Harris also said he wants to put pressure on the other 26 European countries to consider banning trade with occupied Palestinian territories.
Ireland to ban trade – but not services – from Israeli settlements, but not Israel itself
Half-baked measure will infuriate both Zionists and anti-genocide campaigners Irish Taoiseach (PM) Micheál Martin has claimed his government is not banning services from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) along with its new legislation banning goods because it's 'more complex'. Ireland is to become the first European nation to formally ban trade with…
Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, Simon Harris, stressed that the prohibition measure seeks to take a firm stance against what he described as “genocidal activity” in the Gaza Strip. Harris will present on Tuesday, June 24, to the Council of Ministers the “Israeli Settlement Bill (Prohibition of the Import of Goods) 2025.” This initiative will update an earlier 2018 proposal by explicitly including services in the ban. The official expressed the …
Ireland becomes 1st European nation to draft legislation banning trade with occupied Palestinian territories
'This is an important measure, because we are speaking up and speaking out on behalf of the people of Ireland in relation to this genocidal activity,' says Deputy Premier Simon Harris - Anadolu Ajansı
Ireland, which did not remain silent about the civilian massacre in Gaza, became the first European country to approve a law banning trade from the occupied Palestinian territories. Irish Deputy Prime Minister Harris said, "We will not be complicit in Israel's genocide."
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