Mary Lou McDonald urges shoppers to boycott Israeli goods

Mary Lou McDonald said: "For me, the Palestinian question is perhaps the most pressing human rights democratic question of our generation." Photo: Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Sales shoppers are being urged to boycott Israeli goods in protest against what is happening in Gaza and the West Bank.

Encouraging consumers to "make a point", Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said Israel must face sanctions for its bombardment of Gaza and for allowing violent settlers to destroy homes and schools in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.