Ex-Fine Gael TD Mr Shatter opposes the Irish Government’s draft law banning trade with Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands that have been deemed illegal by the UN’s top court.

A ban on trade between Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements will prompt other countries to follow suit, a committee has heard. Irish-Palestinian woman Fatin Al Tamimi, who is vice-chairwoman of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said Ireland passing the Bill would give Palestinians hope.

Ireland should move to ban trade with illegal settlements on Palestinian land in a “timely manner”, several prominent Israeli figures have said.

The Israeli plan includes the construction of 1,352 settlement units in Qalqilya in the northern West Bank, and 430 units in two existing settlements northeast of Ramallah and northwest of Jerusalem, said the report by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s National Bureau for Defending Land.

We speak with United Nations expert Francesca Albanese, one day after the Trump administration announced it is imposing sanctions on her over her advocacy for Palestinian rights. Albanese has served as the U.

The EU is considering giving its backing to member states that wish to block imports from illegal Israeli settlements at a national level, under measures set to be considered by the bloc next week.

Since formation of Netanyahu’s government, at least 50 new settlements have been announced in West Bank - Anadolu Ajansı

Ex-Fine Gael TD Mr Shatter has criticised the government’s draft laws to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands