Europe: Settlement products are tainted goods

Haaretz 3 Mar -- Even if last week's leaked recommendation by EU consuls to impose a strict settlement produce boycott would have minimal economic impact on Israel, its true power is to show that the EU is simply fed up of Israel's pro-settlement, anti-negotiations and anti-European behavior -- Food labeling is a hot topic in Europe right now. Following the horsemeat scandal, with traces of equine flesh found in beef products across the continent, there have never been such strident calls for responsible sourcing of food products clearly tracing their origin. The next big thing may be product labeling of a different kind. That’s what we can take away from last week’s leaked report by EU consuls based in East Jerusalem and Ramallah, which recommended stringent measures be imposed on imports from the occupied West Bank.
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