The Occupied Territories Bill, first introduced to the Irish parliament in 2018, would ban trade of both goods and services with all illegally occupied territories, including illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.
Mr Harris said the government will enact what is laid out in the programme for government, which commits to “progress legislation prohibiting goods from Occupied Palestinian Territories”.
Speaking in the Dail parliament on Tuesday, Mr Harris was asked to clarify whether the Irish government intended to ban services as well as goods from the occupied Palestinian territories.
“I actually think the only Bill that would be watered down would be one that we would pass knowing that it was not in compliance with law and not in compliance with the Constitution and not in compliance with EU law.
Ireland’s deputy premier has confirmed that the government intends to ban goods but not services from illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.
