Ireland is moving to ban trade with Israeli enterprises in the occupied Palestinian territories

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The Irish government will be a plan to prohibit trade with Israeli enterprises in the occupied Palestinian territories this week this week, this one step will become the first EU country.

Foreign and Trade Minister Simon Harris arrived in response to a escal in which the planned legislation call the country’s “war crimes” Gossip.

Harris will start the process of preparing the day of the scorching of the EU noise, the events of the EU Review the block trading deal with Israel. The action comes between legal controversy in connection with the lack of trade in the services such as Airbnb.

“This clear war crimes occur, children are hungry and are used as a food war weapon,” Harris said. “The world has not done enough and should move.”

The importance of Ireland’s goods from Israeli enterprises in the occupied territories of West Bank and East Jerusalem. But the Dublin government last year Recognized the Palestinian state Along with Spain and Norway, he wants to follow the leadership of European countries.

“At the beginning of this nature, this nature did not have a trade event before,” he said.

“The main thing is to completely ban the entire trade with intangible settings, such as natural goods, such as physical goods, as well as natural goods in trade and orange.”

Zaytoun will be free of Palestinian goods, from the Western coast and Eastern Jerusalem, such as olive oil.

More than 400 Irish academia and lawyers said open letter Last week, there are no services to the Irish, EU or International Law ” Last year a counseling opinion By the International Court of Justice. The letter reflected another opinion by experts on EU laws.

Such a movement listed the AirBNB list rentals in the territory, because the United States has said Dublin is at the European headquarters and the Irish law.

AirbnB refused to comment. In 2019 turned the course in reverse After solving the lawsuits, the plans to solve properties in the occupied territories and said that these lists will donate to profit agencies.

For many years, the Irish government is afraid to contradict the EU trade rules of 2018. But Harris said: “Given the scale and weight we see with the bombing of Gaza … This is the necessary course of action.”

Last week, “There is no deprivation of politics ……” There was no problem, including services in Bill, but it was legally impossible.

The European Commission refused to comment. In his letters, Ireland academies and lawyers called on the government to publish their legal advice.

Last year, the International Court of Justice noted that he informed about the counseling point of the UN member states ” Trade or Investment Relationships Helping Israel’s maintenance “ Occupied for six decades.

Harris hopes that the bill can begin to check parliament in June. “I want to do something effective … But the European Union will have a deeper impact on collectively,” he said.

Ireland imported 685,000 goods, including fruit, vegetables, furniture and cosmetics from the occupied territories between 2020 and 2024.

Bill’s supporters say Ireland took a similar position in the 1980s in the 1980s in the 1980s.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strictly criticized allies investigating trade relations with Israel in the light of attack in Gaza.

Last week, Britain’s leaders, French and Canadian leaders were “on the wrong side of mankind” and the wrong side of history“The Palestinian Anklav has completed its military campaign to demand its country’s demand. Israel rejected comparisons with former apartheid regime of South Africa.

The Central Bank of Ireland also controls the sale of Israeli bonds. The main opposition party, Sinn Féin, offered a bill for discussions next week – finances the Gaza attack that aims to suspend the debt.

Additional report by Andy borders in Brussels and James Shotter in Jerusalem