UK food labels are set to distinguish between goods from Palestinians in the occupied territories and produce from Israeli settlements.
Food packaging guidelines advise a change from labels usually only naming Israel or West Bank as the source.
The government said it was opposed to a boycott of Israeli goods, but that the settlements posed an obstacle to peace.
The Palestinian general delegation to the UK welcomed the move, but Israel said it was "extremely disappointed".
My comment: If the UK gov't thinks settlementS/colonies are illegal and are an obstacle to peace why then still allowing settlements' produce into the country?
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Because capitalism trumps...everything.
ReplyDeleteIn Haaretz today:
ReplyDelete<span>"The British government has issued an official recommendation urging business owners to mark Israeli products produced in West Bank settlements so that consumers who want to boycott such items will find it easy to identify them.
The recommendation is not binding, but this step marks an escalation in the country’s attitude toward Israel’s settlements."</span>
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1134235.html
The noose is tightening..
<span>This highly predictable and laughable comment on the article:
ReplyDeleteBunch of anti-Semites</span>
<span>Name:Robin</span>
<span> City: Modi`in </span>
<span> "Let`s face it, the Brits are the biggest bunch of anti-Semites in Europe. They lead the charge against Israel, its policy and its settlements and try to package it up nicely and backtrack over and over again"</span>
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Loser
If it wasn't for the Brits who have levelled the terrain and prepared for your countrymen to take over Palestine there would been no Israel today..
ReplyDeleteMost of the Palestinian leadership and infrastructure was destroyed by the British in advance of the Zionists who just came in to finish the job while the Brits looked the other way...
I was horrified to discover this fact in "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" by Ilan Pappe.
"<span>Because capitalism trumps...everything."</span>
ReplyDelete<span>Emmes!</span>
<span>I can imagine Marks and Spencer introducing this labelling system.</span>
that's a good question. the uk govt is violating intl law and the human rights clauss of the eu israel association agreement. there's lawsuits now trying to oppose the EU's inaction over this.
ReplyDeletethe us allows the imports too, i think, right?