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Israel stung by imports ruling
Suzanne Goldenberg in Jerusalem
Saturday July 6, 2002
The Guardian
British supermarkets have been told that they must clearly identify produce on sale
from the illegal Jewish settlements of the West Bank and Gaza.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said yesterday that it told
importers last week that cherry tomatoes, baby potatoes, avocados, fruit juice and
flowers grown in the illegal outposts could no longer be sold under the "Produce of
Israel" label.
"Supermarket customers over here raised questions about produce with
supermarkets, who raised it with us," it said.
"Produce from these occupied territories ought not to be labelled 'Produce of Israel',
because the territories are not recognised as part of Israel."
The directive is largely symbolic. The value of exports from the settlements to the
whole of the EU amounts to �20m (�13m) .
Nevertheless, the decision has dismayed the Israeli authorities, because it comes at
a time of increasing sensitivity about Israel's isolation in the international
community.
As far as Israel is concerned, the Palestinian uprising is a war of words as much as
of weapons, and there is deep unease about the boycott of Israeli academics and
goods from Israel proper by Palestinian solidarity campaigners in Britain.
The foreign ministry said Israel was still considering its response. But the newspaper
Ha'aretz reported that embassy officials were stunned by the directive and had
complained that it was unfair and discriminatory.
Israeli peace activists, who have urged their fellow citizens to boycott settlement
produce, welcomed the directive.
"This is a very important step because this, in fact, is the crux of the issue," said
Adam Keller, of Gush Shalom.
"The issue is very simple: are these territories inside Israel, or are they not part of
Israel?"
The EU has stiffened its rules of origin, which means goods from the settlements will
be subject to customs duty, unlike exports from Israel proper.
Guardian Unlimited � Guardian Newspapers Limited 2002
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