What is more important for this country: the peace and security of the continent we inhabit, or compliance with international law, as interpreted by Irish and international civil servants and jurists, regardless of the cost to the Irish people? The Department of Foreign Affairs has produced a detailed analysis of the costs and benefits of banning the importation of goods from illegally occupied land in the Palestinian territories. It leaves out a few relevant issues, but a striking feature of the analysis is its veneration of international law. It is reminiscent of an era when Ireland venerated the Vatican and…

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