Ireland passes bill banning Israeli goods from East Jerusalem and West Bank

Ireland’s parliament approves legislation banning imports of goods from Israeli communities in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, as Dublin presses ahead with one of Europe’s most far-reaching trade measures against Israel.

The Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) bill prohibits the import of goods from “certain Israeli settlements.”

Those include residential, agricultural and business interests that lie outside of what it claims are Israel’s internationally recognized borders.

While Ireland was the first EU country to propose such a ban, Spain already implemented a package of import restrictions last October.

The center-right coalition government which drafted the legislation has said its wording was guided by an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2024, which claims Israel is occupying the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip illegally under international law.