Occupied Territories Bill set to exclude ban on services

The spring legislative programme does not reference a ban on services when referring to the proposed Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill

Activists drop a banner calling on Simon Harris to pass the Occupied Territories Bill.

The Government’s version of the Occupied Territories Bill looks set to exclude a ban on services.

The spring legislative programme, approved at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, commits to the Department of Foreign Affairs publishing the Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill in the coming weeks.