Posted on 11/22/2018 4:50:21 PM PST by Olog-hai
The Occupied Territories Bill is fully compliant with EU trade rules, according to new expert legal opinion given to Senator Frances Black.
The Bill, which is due to be voted on by the Seanad next Wednesday, aims to prohibit Ireland from trading in goods and services from Israeli-occupied territories by prohibiting “the import and sales of goods, services and natural resources originating in illegal settlements in occupied territories”.
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
Members within government such as Transport Shane Ross, Minister of State for Disabilities Finian McGrath and Junior Minister for Jobs and Skills John Halligan have all voiced their support for the Bill, causing a bit of a headache due to government stating it opposes the proposed legislation.
Voicing his concern about the Bill earlier this year, Tánaiste Simon Coveney recognized that to prohibit the import and sales of goods from the territories would “send an important signal to the Palestinian people”. […]
The new advice, written by Professor Takis Tridimas, an expert in EU law at King’s College London and a practicing barrister with an extensive record before the European Courts, concludes that the Bill is fully compatible with EU law. …
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Of course it’s “compliant with EU trade rules” if it’s anti-Semitic.
And of course, Israel are the “occupiers” but the stateless “Palestinians” (from Egypt, Iraq and elsewhere) are the natives, even though the leaders of the PLO have said repeatedly that this is about Ottoman Empire (Caliphate) revanchism.
The Irish media provides a steady diet of pro-Palistinian propaganda.
It’s like they’ve outsourced their news reporting to the PLO.
Ireland has made stupid decisions since their independence from the UK. They fought to become independent but in less than 100 years gave it all away by joining the EU. Then they destroyed their culture by turning away from the Catholic Church and going full crazy on gobalism. I don’t think it’ll end well for the Irish.
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