Irish trade union calls on food retailers to boycott Israeli produce

Irish trade union Mandate has called on Irish food retailers to cease selling Israeli produce.

Mandate's petition, entitled ‘Stop Selling Israeli Produce’, has already attracted over 6,300 signatures since it was launched last Friday.

The petition follows a call from Mandate to more than 20 companies in Ireland asking management to “desist from trading, investment, or other commercial links with companies operating in providing services to, or sourcing goods from settlements in the region of Israel”.

A number of businesses around Ireland have publicly announced a boycott of Israeli goods.