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[Irish] Government to shelve Occupied Territories Bill as it's labelled 'economic terrorism' (Business Plus, 2025-04-02)
https://businessplus.ie/economy-2/occupied-territories-bill-economic-terrerism/
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>> As the Government braces for the impact of Mr Trump's tariffs … senior Government sources said … that introducing the controversial Bill now would be akin to “economic terrorism”.
>> Asked what next steps could be expected, a source replied “scrapping the Occupied Territories Bill”.
>> A spokesman for Taoiseach Micheál Martin said while there is “no timeline” for the introduction of the legislation he didn't believe it was linked to the US tariffs ...
>> There has been substantial pressure from the US for the Government to drop the Bill, which would ban the trade of goods and services between #Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements.
>> US Ambassador to Ireland Clare Cronin warned Mr Martin last year there would be “consequences” if the legislation was passed…
#OccupiedTerritoriesBill #USPol
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