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On 2/7, Israel’s amb. to Ireland, Zeev Boker, sent a message to Jerusalem warning that Dublin planned to recognize Palestinian statehood. Irish recognition had been on the table for a long time, according to an official in Jerusalem, and the Knesset’s approval of the so-called Regulations Bill on 2/6 mobilized the Irish govt. Irish FM Charles Flanagan then denied (2/9) the rumors: “I am actively keeping under consideration, on a continuous basis, the question of whether recognition by Ireland in the near future of a State of Palestine might be a helpful step in relation to the Middle East peace process.”

               After the Irish senate in December 2018 passed a bill banning the purchase of goods and services from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the Irish lower house followed suit in January. The passing of the bill, which still needs to go through further review to become law, was sharply criticized by the office of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which released a statement calling the bill “indicative of hypocrisy and anti-Semitism.” If the bill becomes law, fines up to $285,000 or up to 5 years in prison will the punishment for the sale and import of products and raw material from Israeli settlements.

Quarterly Updates for (1 Jan 1970 — 1 Jan 1970)

               After the Irish senate in December 2018 passed a bill banning the purchase of goods and services from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the Irish lower house followed suit in January.