Israel Kasnett: At least for now, the defeated legislation can be deemed a win emanating from a nation that has harbored biases against the Jewish state, much of it coming from powerful BDS groups.
Benjamin Brown: Already being described as “something of a revolution in the ballot box,” Irish political party Sinn Féin’s success in the Irish general election is undoubtedly a historic result.
If enacted, it would make Ireland the first European Union nation to criminalise doing business beyond the pre-1967 lines, including eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
Ben Cohen: The country that will be most damaged will be Ireland itself. See how many Irish politicians are willing to sacrifice the jobs and livelihoods of Irish citizens for the gesture politics of boycotting Israel.
The move to ban such products—the first by a country in the European Union—has been strongly condemned in Israel and is opposed by the ruling party in Ireland.
