Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel

3:30 pm

Ms Jenny Derbyshire:

I have an extract here from a report that was produced a year or so ago. The Israeli government estimates that the value of EU imports from settlements at around €230 million per year compared to €15 million from Palestinians so it is very significant. It would also be politically significant in terms of Ireland or Europe saying that it will not give support to the settlement project.