BDS Will Be Bad for Irish Business
The Occupied Territories Bill, which has the support of both the governing coalition and the opposition, would make it a crime to trade with Israelis in Judea, Samaria and parts of Jerusalem. Ireland's volume of trade with Israel is small. But the government hopes to make a point—and to encourage other countries to join its boycott of the Jewish state.
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