Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Alan Shatter:

The only individuals the Bill intends to target are Jewish people in East Jerusalem and on the West Bank. It inadvertently targets Israeli Arabs, Israelis of all denominations, including Christians and Muslims, and Palestinians. I was astonished that when Christian Aid representatives were before the committee, they did not address the negative impact of the enactment of this legislation on the Christian community in East Jerusalem.

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