DUBLIN - Ireland is poised to curb planned sanctions on Israel, blunting a law central to its protest over the war in Gaza, after pressure from business groups concerned about the impact on investment, four people with knowledge of the matter said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
  • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Ireland has been preparing to sanction trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories for a year, provoking criticism from Israel, international company lobby groups and threats of reprisal from U.S. lawmakers.

    Business representatives in Ireland have this year urged the government to delay any law and reduce its scope, the sources said, to avoid antagonising U.S. companies and investors, discouraging them from investing in Ireland.

    Apparently not buying products produced from illegal settlements on stolen Palestinian land is “too large a scope”. Seems waaaay too specific and insignificant to me but apparently that’s what’s keeping all the big corporations up at night

    • blicky_blank@lemmy.todayEnglish
      4·
      8 days ago

      They said they’d do it to get elected; they got elected a year ago. I’d be shocked if they did it now, they’re a bunch of spinless mouth breathers.

    • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      7 days ago

      Even products from israelcitself should be boycotted since the settlements are funded by the state and isrsel proper is the one comitting genocide in gaza

    • Bruncvik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      It’s more about not buying services from companies that profit from providing services in the occupied territories, such as Airbnb and Booking.com. The Irish government is bending over backwards for the hospitality sector, so this is in line with their policies.