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Subject: Urgent Call from [Your Constituency]: Where is the Occupied Territories Bill?
Dear Deputy,
I am writing to you as your constituent to ask a simple question: where is the Occupied Territories Bill?
There has been extensive public and political discussion, repeated acknowledgment that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are illegal under international law, and clear recognition that Ireland should not be complicit in the settlement economy. Yet the Bill is continually delayed. (required)
At a time when the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate, further delay is no longer credible. Israel’s recent announcements to deepen de facto annexation of the West Bank further undermine the possibility of a Palestinian state and the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. In its 2024 submission to the International Court of Justice, Ireland made clear that states must review and restrict trade connected to settlement activity. Ireland has already stated clearly that the settlements are unlawful and that states must not support or sustain them through trade or economic relations. That position must now be matched by legislative action.
I am urging you to call for and support concrete progress on the Occupied Territories Bill, with the inclusion of both goods and services. Anything less would fall short of the clear need for Ireland to act consistently with international law. The Joint Oireachtas Committee recommended that the Bill be strengthened to include services, and this reflected the reality that there is no meaningful basis for distinguishing between trade in goods and trade in services when addressing complicity in unlawful settlements. The Bill should now be brought forward without further delay.
This is no longer a question of principle alone. It is a question of political will and delivery. I would be grateful to know your position on the Bill, whether you support the inclusion of services, and what steps you are taking to press for its progression.
Yours sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]
[Your constituency]
