I was recently invited to speak before the national parliament’s Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Trade committee to discuss the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Bill.  Hours before the committee was due to sit, the invitation was revoked. This was the submission I prepared for the lawmakers. ***** Cathaoirleach and members of the committee, it is an honour and a privilege to be invited here today. Could I start by stating that the organisation for which I work, the IIEA, does not take corporate positions on any issue. When staff members share their views and analyses publicly, they do…

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