{"id":126601,"date":"2026-05-26T18:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126601"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:02:27","slug":"ireland-to-ban-goods-from-israeli-settlements-in-west-bank-by-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126601\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland to ban goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank by July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by mid-July, with Israel, some US lawmakers and business groups opposing the move, Foreign Minister Helen McEntee said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ireland\u2019s government, one of the most outspoken critics of Israel\u2019s war on Gaza,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/ireland-seeks-way-restrict-trade-with-occupied-palestinian-territories-2024-10-22\/\">first promised<\/a>&nbsp;to sanction Israeli settlements in October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation has since been held up by pressure from opposition politicians who aimed to extend the ban also to the services trade, on one side, and international company lobbyists seeking to scrap the bill, on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources told&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>&nbsp;last October that the bill was set to be limited to goods. Prime Minister Micheal Martin confirmed that last week and said widening the scope to services was neither \u201cimplementable\u201d nor \u201cviable\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Limiting the bill to goods only will impact just a handful of products imported from Israeli-occupied territories, such as fruit that are worth just \u20ac200,000 ($234,660) a year, Ireland\u2019s Central Statistics Office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business groups warned that the wider category of services could pull foreign multinational companies into unworkable sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have consistently advocated for a peaceful solution\u2026 but it\u2019s very clear from the actions taken most recently by the Israeli government, but in particular the continued increase in settler violence, the escalation in settler violence in the West Bank, the continued violence in Lebanon, that they have no desire to take this particular road,\u201d McEntee told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s far-right governing coalition has enabled a rapid expansion of settlements, with some ministers openly advocating for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1972561\">annexation<\/a>&nbsp;of the West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Settler violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has surged since the Gaza war&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1779807\">began<\/a>&nbsp;in October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McEntee said last week she hoped to pass the law in tandem with Belgium, the Netherlands and possibly Slovenia, which have also committed to introducing bans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain has already introduced similar curbs, the only European Union member to do so so far. A group of US lawmakers wrote to Martin last year, warning that passing the bill would damage US-Irish relations and impact American companies in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ireland is particularly sensitive to pressure from the US, as mainly US-owned foreign multinationals are a major part of the economy and employ around 11 per cent of Irish workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law. Israel disputes this, claiming biblical ties to the area and insisting that they provide strategic depth and security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by mid-July, with Israel, some US lawmakers and business groups opposing the move, Foreign Minister Helen McEntee said on Tuesday. 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