The upper house of Ireland’s parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to criminalize importing or selling goods produced in Israeli towns in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
After advancing through several debates, the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 now moves to the lower house, known as the Dáil Éireann, where it will have to pass an additional five rounds of debates before the president would sign it into law.
“Incredible — the Occupied Territories Bill has just passed all stages in Seanad Éireann! Ireland can be the first EU country to end trade in illegal #SettlementGoods,” the sponsor of the bill, Independent Senator Frances Black, tweeted minutes after the vote.
“It now goes to Dáil for agreement, & with such huge support we’ll make this vital bill law!”
The upper house of Ireland’s parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to criminalize importing or selling goods produced in Israeli towns in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
After advancing through several debates, the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 now moves to the lower house, known as the Dáil Éireann, where it will have to pass an additional five rounds of debates before the president would sign it into law.
“Incredible — the Occupied Territories Bill has just passed all stages in Seanad Éireann! Ireland can be the first EU country to end trade in illegal #SettlementGoods,” the sponsor of the bill, Independent Senator Frances Black, tweeted minutes after the vote.
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