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.