Despite calls by Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia and others for the European Union to reconsider its trade relations with Israel due to its continued offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli foreign trade data during the first nine months of this year indicates a growth in the occupation state’s trade with Arab countries and 14 other member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). This contradicts popular calls to boycott the products of countries that support Israel. It is arguably more important to boycott Israeli products, as the imports of the 19 countries mentioned in the Israeli data was valued at $2.3 billion. Major parties in Ireland have called for a ban on imports of goods produced in illegal […]
