A complete trade embargo with Israel is now needed

If Ireland really wanted to make a difference, and help end the genocidal Israeli onslaught on Palestinians, it should enact a comprehensive trade embargo on Israel and dare the EU authorities to institute legal action, writes John O'Brennan

Palestinians struggle to get food and humanitarian aid near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. In recent weeks more and more respected historians and intellectuals have called what is happening in Gaza a genocide. Photo: AP/Mariam Dagga

The only appropriate response to Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians should be a complete trade embargo.

Ireland has garnered widespread praise globally for the solidarity it has shown Palestine, as the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza continues. From joining the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice to recognizing the state of Palestine, Ireland is widely credited with being the European country most supportive of the Palestinian cause.