Occupied Territories Bill must not 'disadvantage Ireland unduly'
He said this meant the Government had to take into account, when framing its approach, anti-boycott legislation in the United States which was introduced to protect Israel.
"We do have to factor in the presence of American legislation, the boycotting divestment legislation, which is already passed by numerous states in America, which would penalise any company that, from an American perspective, participates in boycotts," he said.
Mr Martin made the comment when asked whether legislation currently before an Oireachtas Committee should be expanded to include services as well as goods.
"There's no point in Ireland coming out worse if it has no impact on Israel. That's the only point I'm making, we have to be clear-eyed in terms of the impact. People should know about the impact."
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