While Ireland was the first EU country to propose such a ban, Spain already implemented a package of import restrictions last October
Ireland’s parliament on Tuesday approved legislation banning imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as Dublin presses ahead with one of Europe’s most far-reaching trade measures over Israel’s occupation.
The Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) bill prohibits the import of goods from “certain Israeli settlements”.
Those include residential, agricultural and business interests that lie outside Israel’s internationally recognised borders.
While Ireland was the first EU country to propose such a ban, Spain already implemented a package of import restrictions last October.
