US EditionIrish minister defends 'limited' trade curbs on Israeli settlements
Ireland's Occupied Territories Bill will ban imports of goods from Israeli settlements, excluding services to limit economic impact and legal risks, affecting products worth just over €200,000 annually.
- On Dec 12 in Dublin, Thomas Byrne, Ireland's Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, told Reuters Ireland will limit curbs to goods from Israeli settlements and said, `I reject outright that the country is in any way antisemitic`.
- Earlier this year, sources told Reuters that Ireland's government faced pressure from U.S. companies based in Ireland and business lobby groups to soften the proposed ban, while Israel and the United States urged Dublin to scrap the bill.
- Sources told Reuters the package of targeted goods, such as dried fruit, would include just 67,000 euros worth per year, with similar measures in other European countries.
- Last December, Israel shut its embassy in Dublin amid tensions, while Israel and the United States urged Dublin to scrap the bill; protests forced Gabriel Makhlouf to cancel a speech.
- With the bill signalled as imminent, officials have still not published its final wording; Thomas Byrne said it `is certainly not going to be implemented this year` and warned widening it could entangle Irish tech and other companies doing business in Israel.
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Ireland pushes limited settlement trade law amid criticism from Israel and US
Ireland is advancing legislation to restrict trade with companies operating in West Bank settlements, drawing anger from Israel and the United States; an Irish minister says the law will apply only to goods imports and not services
Irish minister defends 'limited' trade curbs on Israeli settlements
Ireland’s planned curbs on trade with Israeli settlements will be limited strictly to goods, a minister told Reuters, offering the first clear signal on the scope of the contested legislation and rejecting accusations that the country is antisemitic.
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