The Republic of Ireland’s upper house has passed a bill which criminalises the import and sale of goods from Israeli settlements in occupied territories.
The Irish Senate, or Seanad Éireann, approved the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 on Wednesday, advancing Ireland to becoming the first European Union nation to oppose trade with Israel’s settlements in the West Bank’s occupied territories, Golan Heights and East Jerusalem al-Quds.