Jerusalem – More than a dozen European governments have called for the labelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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Diplomats from 16 countries, including some of Israel’s closest allies, signed a letter calling on EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to start the process. Signatories include the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
Israel’s Haaretz daily published the letter on Thursday. A European diplomat confirmed the authenticity of the letter. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing internal EU affairs.
Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 war. Palestinians demand the territory as part of their future state. The international community views settlements as illegitimate.
The European Union is Israel’s largest trading partner.
This week Israel’s Supreme Court rejected a petition by Arab and pro-Palestinian groups to overturn a law prohibiting boycotts against Israel and West Bank settlements.
We have no allies, הן עם לבדד ישכון
We, as US citizens, should organize the boycott of ALL those 16 countries!
Let them feel the same garbage they do to others!
Please publish those countries on line.
And Israel should stop this once for good by annexing Judea and Samaria to Israel, and let everyone know there won’t be a country called “Palestine” on Israel’s land!
If Arabs want to create it – do it on your empty lands in Syria, Jordan and Egypt!
If those companies are in the west bank they must be employing palestinian workers.If the merchandise made there is boycotted ,the workers will suffer.
With the whole arab world in turmoil ,the west bank is seen as the big problem? Have they all gone mad?
Stop buying wines from Europe and Argentina. Support Israel by only buying their wines!