Mr. Declan Smyth:

The Senator could present it in that way. The way in which these things generally operate is that we are talking about trade in services with other states. This is an exceptional case.

Obviously we do not recognise the settlements as part of the state of Israel. Trade in services is generally regulated under the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services, GATS. Each party to that agreement will set out a schedule of services the other states are entitled to access.