Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and former chief Palestinian Authority negotiator, on Wednesday welcomed the Irish Senate’s approval of legislation calling for a boycott of products manufactured in Judea and Samaria.

“This courageous step builds on the historic ties between Ireland and Palestine, as well as it shows the way forward for the rest of the European Union,” said Erekat in a statement quoted by the official PA news agency Wafa.


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