The US Embassy in Dublin has responded after the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill was signed into law in Ireland on Thursday, July 23.

“The Israeli Settlements Bill risks real unintended consequences, particularly for nearly 1,000 U.S. companies and the hundreds of thousands of Irish jobs tied to them,” the US Embassy in Ireland said on Friday.

"If the goal is to make a meaningful difference for Palestinians, the focus should be on coordinated international efforts that deliver real impact, not symbolic measures that harm Ireland’s economy and will not advance peace.

“We urge Ireland to avoid pushing similarly unhelpful initiatives at the EU-level.”

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    “We urge Ireland to avoid pushing similarly unhelpful initiatives at the EU-level.”

    Or what? Are they threatening Ireland now? Are they gonna invade it?

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      6 days ago

      Well the entire irish economic strength is built upon the fact that they are EU tax haven for US companies…

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      Broke: Ireland belongs to the people who live there

      Woke: Ireland belongs to some German guy who lives in Buckingham Palace.

      Hopped up on coke: Ireland belongs to the Confederacy.

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          From a distance, it looks like reactionary losers draw inspiration from other reactionary losers.

          But I’m not hugely familiar with the history of Ireland so if there’s more to it than that, I’d be interested to hear.