After Ireland partially bans trade with Israeli settlements, the UK must go further

After Ireland partially bans trade with Israeli settlements, the UK must go further Submitted by Hannah Bond on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 16:00 The Irish move is a good first step, but much more significant action is needed to safeguard Palestinian rights and international law Protesters in Brussels, Belgium, call for a ban on all goods from illegal Israeli settlements, on 17 June 2026 (Nicolas Tucat/AFP) On “We live each day fearing that we may be shot or killed, and in constant fear of being attacked and beaten. ” These are the stark words of Najwa, a Palestinian farmer in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, whose land, family and community are under daily attack. Israeli settlers have stolen their livestock, trampled their crops, destroyed their greenhouses, broken into their home and attacked them with pepper spray.