Sinn Fein has committed to supporting the international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) of Israel no matter what sanctions the UK Government will impose on public bodies that do.
At the first Global Anti-Apartheid conference on Palestine in May, Sinn Fein’s Party Chair and Member of Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim, Declan Kearney said that “simply because legislation exists doesn’t make it good, ethical law and legislation… Our position is absolute, the use of BDS is an entirely acceptable and proportional action to be taken until there’s a full ceasefire and the apartheid system of the Palestinian people is ended… Sinn Fein will continue to do that”.
Sinn Fein also introduced a bill to recognise a Palestinian state in 2014.