Ireland has 'legal obligations' to pass law on trade ban with Israel, campaigners say

Ireland has 'legal obligations' to pass law on trade ban with Israel, campaigners say

International Court of Justice called on countries to cease trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

It would be “illegal” for Ireland not to pass the Occupied Territories Bill and cease trading with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a new campaign has argued.

The Campaign to Pass the Occupied Territories Bill, which includes civil society organisations, trade unions, academics and politicians, has called on the Government to now urgently work to pass the legislation.

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