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Harris Slams Shatter for Mocking Israel Settlement Bill

7/16/2025

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Irish Tanaiste Simon Harris fiercely criticized former justice minister Alan Shatter for trivializing a proposed bill that seeks to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements by likening it to the comedy "Father Ted." Harris underscored the gravity of the Gaza crisis, asserting that the loss of innocent lives is no laughing matter as the bill moves forward in the Oireachtas, backed by an ICJ advisory opinion.

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Irish Tanaiste Simon Harris fiercely criticized former justice minister Alan Shatter for trivializing a proposed bill that seeks to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements by likening it to the comedy "Father Ted." Harris underscored the gravity of the Gaza crisis, asserting that the loss of innocent lives is no laughing matter as the bill moves forward in the Oireachtas, backed by an ICJ advisory opinion.