Irish Senate to vote on boycott of 'settlements'

An Irish parliamentarian told i24news on Tuesday that Israel’s entry ban for supporters of boycotts will not deter Ireland’s main opposition from supporting a bill outlawing trade with Israeli “settlements”.

The comments by Irish MP Niall Collins come a day before the Irish Senate is expected to vote on the second reading of a bill that would make it a criminal offence to import or sell goods from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment or a fine of €250,000.