Prominent Israelis Petition Irish Parliament to Back Bill Blocking Products From Settlements

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Prominent Israelis Petition Irish Parliament to Back Bill Blocking Products From Settlements

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04/02/2018

Prominent Israelis Petition Irish Parliament to Back Bill Blocking Products From Settlements — A Palestinian stands on his property overlooking the Israeli settlement Har Homa, West Bank, February 18, 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday in an attempt to prevent the upcoming vote on an United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements. The Palestinian Authority and other Arab nations have pushed for the UN Security Council to vote on the resolution which is scheduled to take place today. UPI/Debbie Hill

Letter written by former Knesset members, legal experts, ex-ambassadors, artists and academics published in The Irish Times: ‘The Israeli occupation … is not only unjust but also stands in violation of numerous UN resolutions’

Noa Landau
Jan 30, 2018 1:15 PM

A group of Israeli activists, among them former members of Knesset, legal experts, ex-ambassadors, artists and academics, sent a written petition to the Irish parliament, asking it to support a bill that forbids the sale and export of products from Israeli settlements.

The parliament is set to debate the bill on Tuesday. Beyond outlawing the import or sale of such products, it would also ban services originating from the occupied territories.