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Should Ireland have a complete trade embargo on Israel?

The Occupied Territories Bill is winding its way through the Oireachtas. Tabled originally in 201...

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14.09 11 Aug 2025


Should Ireland have a complete trade embargo on Israel?


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14.09 11 Aug 2025


The Occupied Territories Bill is winding its way through the Oireachtas.

Tabled originally in 2018, the bill would ban trade with the illegal settlements in the West Bank.

But, considering the ongoing actions of the Israeli government in Gaza, should Ireland consider a complete trade embargo on Israel?

John O'Brennan is Professor of European Politics at Maynooth University, and he has been writing about this in the Irish Examiner. He joins Seán to discuss.


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