IRELAND VS ISRAEL: Martin CALLS Israeli Response 'Excessive' — Backs UK Ban On Settlement Goods!

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Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin backed Britain's announced plan to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and sanction individuals and companies involved in their expansion, describing Israel's retaliatory response as unnecessary, pointless, excessive and disproportionate during remarks at a summit of Central European leaders in Bratislava. Martin's comments came after 12 countries, including Ireland and Poland, issued a joint statement supporting national or European trade restrictions on settlements considered illegal under international law, prompting Israel to order the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem, bar 12 British politicians and other nationals from entering the country, and announce further measures affecting British engagement with the Palestinian Authority and Gaza. Martin argued that continued settlement expansion in the West Bank undermines the possibility of a future two-state solution, and separately described the humanitari

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