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Tipperary Council's elected members call on Government to pass Occupied Territories Bill

Tipperary County Council's elected members have called on the Government to pass the Occupied Territories Bill that would ban trade between Ireland and Israel’s illegal settlements in Gaza and the Lebanon. A motion unanimously approved at the ...

06 Nov 2024 at 20:33

Ireland

Parts of Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements ‘unconstitutional’

Ireland’s deputy premier said there are two parts of a proposed Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements which are unconstitutional. Micheal Martin said these parts of the Occupied Territories Bill need to be changed to withstand ...

23 Oct 2024 at 23:30

Ireland

Don’t play politics with Israeli imports law, Taoiseach says

It is important people “don’t play politics” with legislation that would ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land, the Taoiseach has said. Simon Harris cast doubt on the passing of the Occupied Territories Bill ...

01 Nov 2024 at 14:55

Harris set to approve Occupied Territories Bill going to next Oireachtas stage

Taoiseach Simon Harris is set to sign off this week on the stalled Occupied Territories Bill proceeding to the scrutiny committee stage in the Oireachtas. Independent Senator Frances Black tabled the draft legislation in 2018 that ...

30 Oct 2024 at 13:44

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Donegal County Council gives unanimous support to the Occupied Territories Bill

Donegal County Council has given its unanimous backing to the Occupied Territories Bill, which would ban trade with Israel’s illegal colonial settlements in the Occupied Territories. The Occupied Territories Bill was first tabled ...

25 Nov 2024 at 18:33

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Council presses new Dáil to pass Occupied Territories Bill

Derry and Strabane Council will write to incoming Dáil Éireann Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy, requesting the new Dáil prioritises the passing of the Occupied Territories Bill. The move follows the passing of a proposal brought ...

20 Dec 2024 at 12:33

Israeli embassy removes flag in Dublin ahead of closure

The Israeli embassy in Dublin has removed its national flag as part of a move towards full closure. Israel said at the weekend it was closing its embassy in Dublin with Israel’s foreign minister accusing Ireland of ...

19 Dec 2024 at 16:54

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Bloody Sunday Trust calls on Irish Government to implement Occupied Territories Bill

Derry's Bloody Sunday Trust has called on the Dublin Government to implement the Occupied Territories Bill without delay. The Trust's call followed the Dublin Government's testimony to International Court of ...

26 Feb 2024 at 16:33

Opposition parties offer to ease through Israeli imports law before election

Opposition parties are urging the Government to push through a bill next week that would ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. Sinn Fein and the Social Democrats have put time ...

31 Oct 2024 at 18:10

‘Challenging’ to pass Occupied Territories Bill before Irish election

Ireland’s deputy premier has said it will be “challenging” to pass a Bill banning imports from Israeli-occupied Palestinian land before the general election. Tanaiste Micheal Martin said that although ...

22 Oct 2024 at 15:55

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Leitrim County Council unanimously urges Government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill

At November’s meeting of Leitrim County Council, members from Palestine Solidarity Groups across the county were present to witness the presentation of motions urging the Government to enact the ...

05 Nov 2024 at 11:33

UN court opinion ‘changes context’ on Bill banning Israeli settlement imports

Ireland’s deputy premier has said that an opinion from the UN’s top court “changes the context” around the Occupied Territories Bill. The government said previously that legal advice from ...

15 Oct 2024 at 12:38

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