Irish deputy premier to include services from Israeli settlements in trade ban

Irish deputy premier Simon Harris has vowed to add in the provision of services to legislation that will ban imports from Israeli settlements if it stands up to legislative scrutiny (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Irish deputy premier has vowed to include the provision of services to legislation that will ban imports from Israeli settlements if it stands up to legislative scrutiny.

Simon Harris also said he wants to put pressure on the other 26 European countries to consider banning trade with occupied Palestinian territories, and called on opposition parties to contact their counterparts in the bloc.