[ May 2, 2024 ]
This was a major ramping-up of the left’s campaign against Israel: “The Irish Parliament was poised last week to pass a major piece of legislation that would make it crime to engage in trade with Israelis. The bill, which was seen as part of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, or BDS, would have imprisoned Irish citizens who purchased souvenirs in Israel for a maximum of five years and subjected them to a fine of more than $310,000.”
They weren’t just boycotting Israel, they were going to imprison Irish citizens who dealt with Israel — even by buying souvenirs.
This bill was an outrageous crime. Obama would have been applauding. But the Trump administration stepped in: “Trump administration officials are said to have made clear to Irish leaders that passage of the bill would put them starkly at odds with the United States and subject them to inclusion on a list of countries supporting boycotts of the Jewish state.”
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“Trump Admin Thwarts Irish Effort to Boycott Israel, Criminalize Trade,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, February 5, 2018 (thanks to Richard):
The Trump administration played a key role in thwarting a recent effort by the Irish government to boycott Israel and make it a crime for Irish citizens to purchase products made in contested areas of the Jewish state, a move that would have severely jeopardized Ireland’s trade with the United States, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
The Irish Parliament was poised last week to pass a major piece of legislation that would make it crime to engage in trade with Israelis. The bill, which was seen as part of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, or BDS, would have imprisoned Irish citizens who purchased souvenirs in Israel for a maximum of five years and subjected them to a fine of more than $310,000.
Upon learning of the effort, senior Trump administration officials in the State Department are said to have scrambled to open up channels to Irish leaders in a bid to scuttle the bill and avoid a standoff with the Irish government over the measure.
Trump administration officials are said to have made clear to Irish leaders that passage of the bill would put them starkly at odds with the United States and subject them to inclusion on a list of countries supporting boycotts of the Jewish state.
While some Irish lawmakers described the effort as a “crackpot bill,” its passage through the Parliament was all but assured until U.S. officials from the Trump administration became involved, multiple sources told the Free Beacon.
“All the credit here goes to the Trump State Department,” said one senior official at a major pro-Israel organization who is familiar with the administration’s efforts to stop the bill.
“This law was a done deal in Ireland. It was going to pass, and there would have been this insane situation where the Irish would be sending people to jail for buying souvenirs in the Old City, while the U.S. would have to put them on our list of countries that boycott Israel, which is not a good list to be on,” said the source, who would only speak on background about the diplomacy, which U.S. officials are said to be keeping under wraps in order to avoid offending the Irish government.
“Instead, the State Department found out what was happening, and they scrambled to alert the Irish to the nature and risks of their own law, and Irish lawmakers came to their senses,” the source said. “Crisis averted, at least for now.”
The Irish boycott bill was ultimately tabled until the summer, though some sources expect that the bill will not be revisited anytime soon following Trump administration diplomatic efforts to oppose the legislation.
A senior State Department official with knowledge of the situation told the Washington Free Beacon that upon learning of the boycott effort, administration officials registered “strong opposition.”
“Our strong opposition to boycotts and sanctions of the State of Israel is well known,” said the official, who was not authorized to speak on record. “We look to other countries to join us in bringing an end to anti-Israel bias.”
An official in the State Department’s public affairs department would not publicly comment on the matter, telling the Free Beacon that it is against policy to “comment on private diplomatic conversations” that may have taken place over the issue.
The Irish boycott bill was supported and pushed along by activists associated with the BDS movement, which has been dubbed a virulently anti-Semitic global campaign to economically isolate the Jewish state.
While the bill would have criminalized trade with any entity producing goods in so-called Israeli settlements, the legislation would have had a much more severe chilling effect on trade between the countries. An Irish citizen who purchased souvenirs or small items while in Jerusalem could have faced harsh penalties and even prison time.
“In addition to running afoul of U.S. federal law, the bill would subject companies to U.S. state-level sanctions, violate European Union and international law, threaten Ireland’s vital economic links to the United States, and hinder the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians,” Orde Kittrie, an Arizona State University law professor and fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wrote in a recent op-ed.
U.S. companies with business interests in Ireland would have also been put in a tough position—either comply with the Irish boycott or run afoul of U.S. laws barring such efforts. American businesses could have been sanctioned by the United States for violating a score of state laws baring boycotts of Israel….
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117 Comments
6 years ago
Let the paddy-micks have their own laws. And, allow the US to do the same. NO travel to Ireland. Nothing purchased from Ireland. No mail or transport between nations. No business or personal dealings, by any US citizen, with Ireland. Punishment to be simple: Capital crime, executions, NO exceptions.
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
Ireland wants to boycott Israel because they think the Palestinians are being subjected to ethnic cleansing and genocide. Ireland MUST set an example as a human rights leader and immediately commence an emergency “rescue” operation and bring the Palestinians to safety in Ireland.
6 years ago
Reply to
caliroxanne
Just think about paddy-mick land. The moslems had to travel there, in order to murder a Japanese man, as they couldn’t pull that one off in Japan. Good bloody grief … aren’t the irish really something.
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
Ha ha ha, I remember that and my comment at the time was that a Muslim in Ireland murdered a Japanese guy because he was upset at trump recognizing Jerusalem. These Europeans deserve the plague of Islam!
6 years ago
Reply to
caliroxanne
Western europe is getting what it asked for, now if only the rest of the civilized world would get what it asked for, a depopulated western europe with only trees living there. That would even make the greens happy?
6 years ago
Reply to
caliroxanne
Right. Since Irish Parliament is only trying to look good to Islamo-nazis so the Irish can be among the last to be beheaded,why not set up the non-existent Palestinian-State in Eire right now? leave that land which actually belongs to Israel (both banks,entire Jerusalem etc.)in Israeli custody?
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
Most Irish people seem to be nice, I know quite a few of them, even as college professors, but their government is another thing.
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
But, there are many exceptions. A local heating and air business is owned by an Irishman, and he is a saint. He advertises his product and service on my local radio, and many times he offers a Christian nugget of encouragement instead of advertising.
6 years ago
Reply to
Ryan
Kudos, Ryan. Using ethnic slurs is exactly what I would expect of this guy. He’s a jerk, and it’s shame people of his ilk are so much in evidence here.
6 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
When are statements of truth considered “ethnic slurs”, guttersnipe?
6 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
In 1991 a man at work,a solid american who happened to be born in Ireland to Amer.father,Irish mother & who moved here at age 13,saw me kick my shin on something heavy. “Ow, that’s enough to piss off the Pope” I said. First thing he says is “I’m not Catholic.”
6 years ago
Reply to
Larenzo1
Thought it was humorous.He doesn’t mind being called Irish, just not Catholic; which worked out ok, as we share same dislike(along w.most U.S. founders).
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
you have you own homeland muslim, go back there and stay there. we in the west don’t want you coming here.
6 years ago
Reply to
jon
Not the sharpest machete in the shed, are you joni? The moslem name is “ahmed”, not “achmed”. The use of “achmed” offends moslems (the vilest of ALL creatures). Then, call a moslem a “mohammedan” and they turn red, shake and froth at the mouth. To a moslem, the term “mohammedan” is the most severe of an insult. With stupidity as deep and obvious, as yours .. You have to be irish! TOO funny. Simply hilarious! And, you don’t have to worry about my going to ireland … it’s filled with nothing but moslems and moslem loving islamophiliacs … look at that vile people’s parliament’s legislation.
5 years ago
Reply to
jon
Now, now little joani, be a good little girl and be ready, when your neighbors squeal “Brace Yourself Bridget”. TOO funny, little inside out negroes.
6 years ago
Left/Liberals are bowing down so much to immigrants they are well on their way to creating more humgoats http://bit.ly/2iMxEZt
And call it cultural diversity !
6 years ago
Ouch! The FBI got FISA court approval to spy on a guy… who was an FBI agent anyway. He was embedded in the Trump campaign. Why did the FBI need approval to spy on itself? So they could spy on everyone else in Trump’s organizations.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/02/05/in-march-2016-carter-page-was-an-fbi-employee-in-october-2016-fbi-told-fisa-court-hes-a-spy/
6 years ago
Bravo Trump!
Does anyone seriously think that President Hilliary would have taken such resolute action? I doubt it- at most she would have considered it an internal matter for Ireland.
6 years ago
This should come as no surprise to anyone who has been to Ireland lately as the country is being over run by migrants. New mega mosques are in the works too. Meet our version of CAIR ….
6 years ago
Reply to
Studs Lonnigan
Of course the idiots will immediately blame everyone who happens to be Irish. That’s like calling all New Yorkers filthy scum because of De Blasio.
6 years ago
Reply to
Ryan
In this situation, we’re not talking about some single Romanian. Rather, this deals with the parliament of an entire nation. Nice try, Ryan. Major fail.
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
Hungarian, not Romanian. If you’re gonna make a worthless comment, at least be accurate
6 years ago
Reply to
John Flynn
That’s true, Soros is Hungarian and I was incorrect .. I was wrong. However, that does not alter comparing one person to an entire group … as opposed to an entire Parliament of a nation of inside-outs to all inside-outs. I was inaccurate, but Ryan was stupid (his lineage probably explains it).
6 years ago
Reply to
Studs Lonnigan
Is anyone capable of finding ONE moslem, ANYWHERE that has EVER “contributed positively”?
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
They all do, the minute their body temperature attains that of room temperate, they contribute to the betterment of humanity.
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
There is a grey cloud to every silver lining, it is all perspective.
6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
That would work if they departed before they bred, otherwise there will be multiples of themselves to carry on their dastardly evil plan.
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
those who honor kill their daughters…keeps muslim roach population in a bit of control….
6 years ago
Reply to
Studs Lonnigan
Agreed Studs, my greatest pleasure would be to wipe the floor with that SOB, by the time anyone with the confidence and knowledge had spent an hour or two beating him insensible with a torrent of facts about the record of Muslims and Islam, he would understand the extent of our loathing. Everything he said was a lie.
6 years ago
Reply to
Studs Lonnigan
Studs, are you Irish, from S Chicago, or both? Ever read one of Farrell’s trilogies?
6 years ago
No issue like this with the ‘palestinians’ since Their only product, islamic terrorism and Jew hatred, is rather not in demand so much, worldwide! Lol, we Should be boycotting, divesting and sanctioning those terrorists, don’t you think? !!
6 years ago
Reply to
Thomas Faddis
we have left wing thugs in the irish gov. who hate jews. they are pro palestine, pro open borders ,pro muslim immigration. for a very small country we are being flooded with economic migrants while our own are sleeping in doorways in our capital cities. our health service cant stand the heat and is filled with overpaid bureaucrats. but come paddies day all our senior politicians will be heading on an all expenses trips with their spouses to far away places. they will all be licking the donald’s boots. what hypocrites?
6 years ago
Reply to
michael odwyer
I’m sorry for your situation and wish you well, (being of Irish descent but with a Welsh derived name), but I’ve got my hands full trying to prevent the same fate for the US! Good luck my friend!
6 years ago
The BDS support just stuns me. Israel has done nothing to deserve this.
Have they EVER LOOKED at a map? Israel is surrounded by enemies.
Israel is constantly being attacked by one of them or plotted against by one of them.
The entire country of Israel is smaller than NJ! The hatred of Muslims towards Israel is as plain as the nose on your face. All I can say is thank God for Trump. I just wonder… is Trump a PAUSE or will the insanity continue after, hopefully, Trump has eight years?
6 years ago
Some Irish people seem to dislike Israel even more than some Arabs do, even among the Europeans, their level of resentment is a bit unusual.
I never understood why, as the Gaelic and Jewish peoples have had very little direct contact throughout history. Maybe because the Irish see Britain’s involvement in establishing Israel?
6 years ago
Ireland is lumbered at the present with an anti British, pro EU, pro open borders pipsqueak, he’s getting off on the sight of the home of the original north western European native people being over run by blacks and muslims from everywhere and anywhere. Picking on Israel is natural for him, he’s like Trudeau, too PC.
He’s also a race and culture traitor of the first rank because the separate DNA of those people “on the fringe” of the continent goes back 14,000 years, they are a completely separate racial and cultural group with their Celtic heritage to any other racial or cultural group in Europe. Those people can vote in UK elections but we cannot vote in theirs.
Like the native English Welsh and Scots – they need saving from their “leaders”.
6 years ago
Reply to
Poppey
As much as one may decry the UK Parliament, I’ve yet to see anything, even remotely, bordering this legislation. We all need saving from our “leaders”. Even when someone is duly elected that has a rational outlook on these matters, many other “leaders” and the media fight against him. Not an easy battle, having to fight our own.
6 years ago
Reply to
Poppey
I had no idea, Poppey. A citizen of another sovereign nation (Ireland) can vote in UK elections? How, what, why, where? I am simply stunned.
6 years ago
Irish have almost always have been as bad to Jews as the Muslims, Arabs and Nazis. FU Ireland. Let the law pass and ban any US dealings with Ireland. Israel cutoff all medical improvements to Ireland and ban all Irish citizens from Israel, PERIOD.
Ireland would become a waste land an the residents coukd than spend all their time in a pub getting drunk. Irish people and government have this particular bug up their butt about Israel and Jews, yet say NOTHING about true rotten countries. I doubt there are many Irish JEws but if there are any left, LEAVE IRELAND NOW!!!!
6 years ago
Reply to
Glen Benjamin
Ban all Irish citizens, from Israel? Hell, ban them from the United States of America, PERIOD.
6 years ago
Reply to
mackykam
Yes, I believe they did. However, the attitude of the country and Government is very anti Jewish. They seem to single out Israel often and NEVER other places around the world. You NEVER hear Israel talking about the rift between and Catholics and Protestants in Ireland. Nothing about the British being there.
6 years ago
There is sufficient evidence to show that there is a black plague of utter stupid across all of western europe. This irish legislation is the kind of thing that even the worst of the worst would have considered too stupidly bigoted for even them. The irish are not renowned for anything but beer and boring books by tedious authors, now they can add stupidity to national assets.
6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Yes, there is a “black plague of utter stupid across all of western europe”. However, the irish make the Krauts look like Charles Martel.
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
Looking at the total destruction of Christianity in western europe, it is time for a sabbatical of biblical proportions to purge the land of stupid.
D
6 years ago
Could this possibly have anything to do with Ireland having a TURKISH Prime Minister?
6 years ago
How to be Irish: 1 Drink nothing but Guiness , 2 Worship the Pope.
6 years ago
Reply to
Bill
BUT THEY AREN’T WORSHIPING THE POPE ANYMORE, THEY HAVE A HOMOSEXUAL AS A PRIME MINISTER, THERE ARE MORE MOSQUE OPENING UP THEN CATHOLIC OR PROTESTANT CHURCHES NOW AND CATHOLIC CHURCHES ARE ACTUALLY BEING CLOSED AND SOLD OFF . ANYONE GUESS WHO IS SNAPPING THEM UP CHEAP ??? THAT’S RIGHT MOSLEMS . EVERYDAY MORE AND MORE JIHADIST ARE FINDING THEIR WAY INTO IRELAND . FOR CENTURIES THEY FOUGHT THE BRITISH TO REGAIN THEIR ISLAND NOW THEY ARE FREELY HANDING IT OVER TO THE ISLAMICS .
6 years ago
Reply to
Bill
That’s not exactly true, Bill. Many full blooded paddy-micks drink Jameson and Bushmills.
6 years ago
I was about to write something critical of Achmed but then I realized he clearly has an IQ well south of 50. Thank goodness neither he nor his comment are typical of the great people of America or, indeed, of Pamela Geller, an amazing woman.
6 years ago
Reply to
Colm McElroy
With a Stanford-Binet score, “well south of 50 ..” That would make for someone with the an intelligence quotient FAR higher than the collective intelligence of all Ireland. Inside out n-ggers, moslem loving pigs .. one and all. Their parliament speaks for that nation,.
6 years ago
Israel, being a racist, settler-colonial state, is merely fulfilling its mission of creating an ethno-state. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-africa-migrants/cash-or-custody-israel-kicks-off-deportation-of-african-migrants-idUSKBN1FP214
6 years ago
Reply to
Kat Mandu
You are a clueless dork who is merely filling the place in the world for one.
6 years ago
Reply to
Kat Mandu
A muslum complaining about colonialism? Bwahahahahahahaha. Stupid muslum rat, tricks are for kids!
6 years ago
Reply to
Kat Mandu
Hey Kat Mandu, with Israel having equal rights for its Arab citizens, a Supreme Court Judge being a Muslim, a Muslim as a Israeli Ambassador! in a foreign country, Muslim athletes, Muslim soccer teams, Muslims represented in the Israeli parlament, and many more Muslims living and working in Israel working as doctors, nurses, police officers. Certainly can’t say that about Arab countries employing one single Jew. But, yeah, Israel is a racist state. GFY jerk!
6 years ago
Reply to
arielsharon
selective info — look at the whole picture and don’t cherry pick which is dishonest, and you know it.
6 years ago
WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THE IRISH ????? ARE THEY MENTALLY DISEASED OR SOMETHING ???? FOR CENTURIES THEY FOUGHT AGAINST BRITISH RULE YET THEY ARE READY TO KOWTOW TO THEIR NEW MASTERS THE MOSLEM’S ???? HAVE THE IRISH BECOME BRAIN DEAD OR IS IT SOMETHING IN THEIR WHISKEY ???
6 years ago
Reply to
Sgtsnuffy
Its full of muslims threatening to burn it down.. https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/islam-is-irelands-third-largest-religion-451879.html
6 years ago
Reply to
Sgtsnuffy
All Bipolar – plus the Catholic Church has become the Gay-Commie-Pinko Social Justice Club.
6 years ago
He has so many personal weaknesses and faults; yet, intervening at the right time for the right reasons is being done by our President consistently and wisely.
6 years ago
It is good to see professionals in the American state department who know something about diplomatic issues.
6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
They probably just terminated their careers – if Trump loses 2020.
The Left never forgives and they never forget.
6 years ago
Luckily I don’t buy anything manufactured in Northern Ireland already, because if I did I would stop.
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
This wasn’t Northern Ireland. It was Ireland, proper. Northern Ireland ain’t all bad .. they have The Orange Order.
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
Actually, Northern Ireland, with all of its faults is nothing compared to its paddy-mick southern neighbor. So, in answer to your question of, “any difference at this point”? HUGE!
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
So, you’re a mick-hater; the North is not in the EU, but the South is, cuz they’re the ones with independence (and they’re the 100% Irish-blood, not Scot-Irish (which the Northern Protestants are))
6 years ago
There’s never a potato famine when one needs one….
6 years ago
“….we have an AMERICAN President now.” Uh, what does that say about the predecessor? I wonder.
6 years ago
What the hell ever happened to Ireland???
6 years ago
It’s funny: Put a ridiculously small hat on, and you suddenly become religious!
6 years ago
The Irish people are good people. So I’m surprised they would allow their nation to be controlled by crazy Leftists.
6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Good point. The Irish people voted for their stupid government. So when Ireland is filled with hostile Anti-Christian Anti-Irish Muslim “refugees”…..the Irish people only have themselves to blame. When in Ireland the Muslims do what Muslims do…..like cause chaos, mayhem, violence and terrorism against the Irish people…..the Irish people will only have themselves to blame When you play STUPID GAMES….you win STUPID PRIZES. The Irish people have played the Stupid Game of electing crazy Leftist Muslim-Loving officials into government and they will no doubt win the Stupid prizes of Muslim chaos, mayhem, violence and terrorism that comes with it.
6 years ago
Reply to
Richard Harris
The citizens are in charge of who they decide to let run the country, in ireland’s case, village idiots are running the country.
6 years ago
I’d take this Christian POTUS over all the liberal Jews who hate Trump. God bless him!
6 years ago
Since the Irish were treated like dogs for centuries by the arrogant, imperial English (who have close historical ties to Zionism), it’s not hard to understand why they sympathize with the Palestinians.
6 years ago
Reply to
John Dragon
Until recently the assumption could be made that the irish, being allegedly human, were given brains. Living in the past is a part of islam, not Christianity. From all outward appearances the irish are a lost tribe of islam, verifiable by their abject stupidity.
6 years ago
BDS is a muslim terrorist group and should be banned from US
D
6 years ago
WOW……. Willing to imprison their own people over a souvenir. I have now lost respect. The next one I meet I will tell them so….Fook em. I am afraid once Trump is out it will be business as usual.
6 years ago
Ummm, let’s see… as I recall Ireland was an Evil Closed-minded Catholic State … but lately is becoming an Open-minded Liberal Utopia …
So what’s the problem? Good Liberals have to teach those Jews to stop Misogynist equal rights for women, and Homophobic equal rights for queens, Xenophobic equal rights for Arabs, and just generally being engaged in the indefensible and monstrous activity of running a peaceful, (mostly) prosperous, and pluralistic society which improves slowly with each victory against its own domestic socialists and Leftists.
What the Left hates in Israel is the absence of the Right to Rape (War on Women), the lack of a War on Jobs (a growing economy), the lack of Multiculturalism (the freedom to be Jewish, and most any religion (except Christian)), and the lack of Diversity (the IDF and police resist terrorism and annihilation of the Jewish state). Oh, the HORROR.
All good Leftists know that Ireland will never be truly an Open-minded Liberal Utopia until the World is Jew-free. Irish Leftists see that – and I can see it – but all too many drones and Jews cannot.
Amazingly all too many folks believe the way to stop anti-Semitism is to be anti-Semitic. Isn’t Leftist Government Edumacation swell?
