Ireland joins 25 other countries urging end to Gaza war and condemning ‘horrifying’ aid deaths
Britain, France and Australia among signatories to letter also calling on Israel to allow UN to carry out life-saving work
Occupied Territories Bill
Exhausted and imprisoned: how life in the West Bank is getting worse for Palestinians
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Irish public’s caution on Occupied Territories Bill reflects ‘considered’ view – Taoiseach
Irish Times poll suggests voters are becoming more concerned about proposed legislation
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Occupied Territories Bill: Irish voters grow more cautious, poll shows
The Bill, which would ban trade in goods with the occupied Palestinian territories, is due before the Dáil in the autumn
Occupied Territories Bill: Poll finds many voters now want economic implications examined
Proposed legislation has started to command significant international attention
Voters grow bolder in backing stronger EU response to Trump tariffs but no sign of consensus
Poll shows Sinn Féin voters join Fianna Fáil and Fine Gaelers in circumspect response to Occupied Territories Bill
Taoiseach rejects US politicians’ claims that Occupied Territories Bill is ‘diplomatic intoxication’
Ibec tells politicians businesses have been asking about the Bill for some time
Simon Harris tells US ambassador ‘landing zone’ can be found to avert trade war
The two also talked about the Middle East, Ukraine, Northern Ireland and the J1 visa programme
France likely to move forward on a two-state solution in Middle East, says French ambassador to Ireland
Céline Place is hopeful France will recognise Palestinian statehood ‘in time’ and will be a driving force in brining out a solution to the crisis
Government effort to ban occupied territories trade gets EU boost
Officials suggest move would not require general EU sign-off but may need debate among member states
The presidential race is (finally) hotting up as one serious contender throws her hat in ring
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: The budget will not be a giveaway - whether there is an EU-Trump deal or trade war
Could Mary Lou McDonald be about to enter the presidential race?
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‘This is the homeland of Jesus’: Palestinian Christians plead for end to attacks by West Bank settlers
Religious leaders warn of serious threat from worsening land grabs, harassment and settlement expansion
Goods from occupied territories ‘could still come into Ireland via another EU country’, TDs and senators told
Legal experts differ on Bill proposing to ban imports into State of goods from Palestinian territory under occupation
Irish politics on a rollercoaster ride
Both tariffs and the Occupied Territories Bill make the main news stories this morning
Occupied Territories Bill poses ‘serious risks’ for US companies in Ireland
Legal analysis by US experts supplied to TDs highlights anti-BDS rules in many states
Palestinians say Occupied Territories Bill would give them hope: ‘We are really in a big cage’
Residents throughout the occupied West Bank describe the fear and deprivations they endure amid the expansion of Israeli settlements
‘Ireland is not anti-Semitic’: Taoiseach rejects criticism from veteran US senator
Idaho Republican and chair of US Senate foreign relations committe Jim Risch said Ireland was on ‘a hateful, anti-Semitic path’
AG would be obliged to share advice on proposed legislation with public under new Bill
Bill also proposes new duty for Attorney General to public when State is involved in litigation with citizens
Gaza death toll passes 57,000 with little clarity on potential ceasefire
US Senator says Occupied Territories Bill would cause Ireland ‘self-inflicted economic harm’
Zero sum recorded for services traded between Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements in 2023
Committee hears services can be traded on internet and by email and were very difficult to monitor and quantify
Government briefs pro-Palestine EU allies on Occupied Territories Bill
Tánaiste Simon Harris says other EU members need to bring forward their own legislation
Will the EU sanction Israel?
Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement
EU’s splintered stance on Gaza crisis a ‘huge stain’ on bloc, says Taoiseach
Draft occupied Palestinian territories Bill published with no reference to banning of services
Occupied Territories Bill: Services decision to be based on advice from Attorney General
Dáil hears EU’s ‘descent into moral turpitude has been both swift and shocking. Its silence on Gaza deafening’
Taoiseach warns against forgetting Gaza as international focus turns to Israel-Iran conflict
Ireland to push for sanctions on Israel at EU summit
Renewed calls for EU to suspend Israel trade deal
EU had been far to slow to act in the face of genocide in Gaza, says Simon Harris
Draft occupied territories Bill not expected to cover banning trade in services, says Frances Black
Independent Senator would like to see draft legislation extend beyond banning trade in goods with occupied Palestinian territories
Government wants to pass Bill banning trade with occupied Palestinian territories ‘this summer’
Timeline for passage of Bill has been subject of much political scrutiny
‘Groundbreaking’ case over Airbnb lettings in West Bank will set precedent for Irish companies, says Senator
Company is facing five international legal challenges from activists who say it is managing more than 300 holiday lettings in the West Bank
Despite the politics, Ireland is Israel’s second-biggest export market for goods
Figures from UN’s trade database Comtrade highlight Ireland’s compromised political position as EU takes harder tone on Gaza
Liam Cunningham says Government is ‘siding with warmongers’ as he endorses Irish neutrality campaign
Cunningham urges public to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to retain triple lock and accuses Government of ‘lying’
TD apologises over remarks ‘wrongly’ comparing British army in Ireland with Israeli actions in Gaza
Tánaiste rejects claims Government not doing enough for Palestinian people
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