Ireland Passes Israeli Settlement Goods Import Ban

Ireland's Dail completed Third Stage on Tuesday for legislation banning imports of goods from certain Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The bill tracker says the measure is framed as compliance with Ireland's reading of the 2024 ICJ advisory opinion and would prohibit goods originating in specified settlements; the Irish government says the offence would run through the Customs Act. Reports said amendments to add services were rejected, leaving a goods-only ban. The vote advances one of Europe's sharpest trade steps against Israel, separating commerce from pre-1967 Israel from commerce tied to Israeli communities over the Green Line.