Central Bank of Ireland mustn’t renew Israeli Bond sales

Ireland is in violation of its international legal obligations by authorising a programme of funding for the genocide in Gaza

Academics working across Ireland have written to Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf urging him to refuse to re-approve the Israel Bonds prospectus tomorrow, and to prohibit the marketing and sale of these bonds in or from Ireland. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

Tomorrow, Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf will have to decide whether to renew Ireland’s involvement in the Israeli state bonds programme. 

After Brexit, Israel chose the Central Bank of Ireland to be the ‘competent authority’ under EU law for the purpose of approving its bond prospectus.