11-11-2015 European Union Moves to Label Products From Israeli Settlements - SEWELL CHAN and JODI RUDOREN New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/world/middleeast/eu-labels-israeli-settlements.html?_r=0

 The European Union pushed ahead on Wednesday with rules for labeling consumer goods from Jewish-owned businesses and farms in the land Israel captured during the 1967 war, creating new strains in relations between Europe and Israel.  European officials played down the move, saying the guidelines merely clarified existing rules, but Israeli leaders condemned it as provocative, discriminatory and intended to fuel a growing international movement to boycott the country...

…Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee, said through a spokesman that settlements "make products with stolen natural resources on the land of the Palestinian people," and that they amount to a war crime.  Human Rights Watch encouraged other countries to follow the European Union's lead, suggesting it was their duty to ensure compliance with international law. "Labeling products produced in Israeli settlements gives businesses and consumers the information they need to avoid supporting industries that contribute to violations of human rights," said Sarah Saadoun, a researcher at the group.

 Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

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