Top Palestinian official hails Irish bill criminalizing trade with settlements

A senior Palestinian official praises the Irish government for advancing legislation that would ban the sale and import of goods produced in Israeli settlements.

In a statement, Saeb Erekat says the “courageous step” sets an example for the rest of Europe who “continue encouraging Israel’s culture of impunity.”

“Those trading with Israeli settlements are complicit in the systematic denial of the Palestinian right to self-determination,” the statement says.

After the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 was frozen in late January, it is now scheduled to be voted on in the Irish Senate later today.

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