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

The top UN court said in a non-binding opinion in July that Israel’s presence in the Palestinian territories broke international laws and must end

Taoiseach Simon Harris said that Ireland and every other country must work harder to bring about a ceasefire in the Middle East (PA)

Tánaiste Micheál Martin 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 Attorneys General (AGs) indicated that the Bill was not legally possible to implement because trade matters are an EU competency.