Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 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

Ms Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh:

I thank the Senator very much for the question. I can answer the query briefly, but it is one for my colleagues who are specialists in European law. The point is that the advisory opinion is also directed at international institutions and not just at states. International institutions also have obligations not to aid and assist Israel in its violations of international law and to distinguish in their dealings between-----