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Two dozen US lawmakers issue statements condemning Irish bill banning imports from Israeli settlements
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Roughly two-dozen mostly Republican members of Congress have published posts on X expressing their opposition to legislation making its way through Irish parliament that would ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Those posting against the legislation include Sens. Hal Rogers, Tom Cotton, Bill Hagerty, Kevin Cramer, Lindsey Graham and Rick Scott, along with Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Tom Emmer, Daniel Webster, Lisa McClain, Mike Lawler, Andy Barr, Pete Stauber, Harriet Hageman, Mike Crapo, Andy Ogles, Barry Moore, Mark Messmer and Claudia Tenney.
Jewish Democratic Reps. Brad Schneider and Josh Gottheimer have also joined their Republican colleagues in the apparently coordinated effort, with the posts all coming out in recent hours.
I hope that Ireland will reconsider their efforts to economically isolate Israel, as they are in a fight for their very existence.
I do not believe these efforts would be well received in the United States and they certainly would not go unnoticed. https://t.co/NCInfj6amo
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 15, 2025
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