Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine to be referred to Oireachtas committee in signal of intent
Independent Senator Frances Black: 'For the first time ever, every single political party... has officially said they support passing the Bill and banning trade with the settlements.' Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
While senior political figures said there was no chance the Bill would be enacted into law before the general election, Ms Black said her meeting with the Tánaiste, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs, was a “really positive move before the election”. She said both Mr Martin and Taoiseach Simon Harris were of the view that Ireland was now obliged to pass the legislation.
“For the first time ever, every single political party as of this morning has officially said they support passing the Bill and banning trade with the settlements.” In a statement released after Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, the Government said that “the advisory opinion found that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory is unlawful and should be brought to an end as rapidly as possible.
In a statement on the Bill, Mr Martin said “there is a range of complex policy and legal issues to be resolved”, a signal that there will be no early conclusion to the legislation.
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