The Irish foreign minister has called for an EU-wide ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements as the occupying regime pushes ahead with a Palestinian land grab and the expansion of settlements across the occupied West Bank.
In a social media post on Friday, Helen McEntee said that the bloc must send a “strong signal” that such actions were "unacceptable."
“Today at the Trade Foreign Affairs Council, I’m calling for an EU-level ban on trade with illegal settlements. We must send a strong signal that this behavior is unacceptable and must stop,” McEntee said on X.
Also speaking ahead of the EU council meeting, McEntee also said ministers would discuss European security, the situation in West Asia, and its impact on the bloc’s economic security.
European countries, including Spain and Ireland, have already pushed to suspend a pact governing the EU's ties with Israel.
They are leading a coalition urging the EU to take firm action: suspend the Israel Association Agreement, ban arms exports and impose sanctions over genocidal war in Gaza and rights abuses across the occupied territories. (more...)
Ireland pushes for EU trade ban on Israeli settlements amid widespread violations
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