Legislation banning the trade of goods from the occupied Palestinian territories has been passed by both houses of the Oireachtas.
The Bill passed through the Seanad on Wednesday and will now go to the President to be signed into law.
The Government’s Bill prohibits the import of goods from “certain Israeli settlements”, in line with its international obligations as set out in the advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice from July 2024.
It was tabled to replace Independent Senator Frances Black’s 2018 Occupied Territories Bill, which banned all trade from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
The Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill was tabled by the Government to replace Ms Black’s Bill, which has been a popular demand from pro-Palestine protesters in Ireland.
However, activists and opposition politicians have criticised the...
