Combined Opposition demand Occupied Territories Bill be passed before Christmas

"The Occupied Territories Bill must be passed before Christmas, the combined Opposition demanded at Leinster House today."

"Richard Boyd Barrett of People Before Profit pointed out that it was seven years since such legislation was introduced to ban the importation of goods from land illegally occupied on the West Bank, the territory of the Palestinian Authority."

The combined Opposition demanded that the Occupied Territories Bill be passed before Christmas at Leinster House. The demand sought prompt legislative action on the import ban concerning goods from illegally occupied land. Richard Boyd Barrett of People Before Profit stated that seven years have elapsed since such legislation was introduced. The proposed measure aims to ban the importation of goods originating on the West Bank that is characterized as illegally occupied. The West Bank is identified as the territory of the Palestinian Authority. The timeline emphasizes urgency and previous legislative attempts to address imports from occupied territories.

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