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Ireland joins EU push to ban trade with Israeli settlements amid flotilla backlash
Ireland joins EU push to ban trade with Israeli settlements amid flotilla backlash
European frustration with Israel intensified this week after a far-right Israeli minister posted a video of the mistreatment of international activists detained in the country.
Rosaleen Carroll
May 22, 2026
Injured activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, detained by Israeli forces after their vessels were intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea, arrive at Istanbul's airport on May 21, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkey. — Burak Kara/Getty Images
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Ireland joined a push within the European Union on Friday to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as anger mounted across Europe over Israel’s treatment of international activists detained for taking part in a flotilla bound for Gaza.
What happened: Ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Friday, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defense Helen McEntee wrote on X that “Ireland joined nine Member States in calling on the European Commission to bring forward........
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