That's right, we're boycotting products originating from occupied territories... How dare Stoopidyahoo think he could profit from it.


http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/israel-suspends-meetings-with-eu-to-protest-settlement-labelling-move-1.2652778


BRUSSELS -- Relations between the European Union and Israel took a dive on Wednesday after Israel derided a decision by the 28-nation bloc to label products made in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said the EU has taken an "exceptional and discriminatory step" for "political reasons," while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the EU should be "ashamed," and accused the bloc of punishing "the side that is being attacked by terrorism." He said "this will not advance peace; it will certainly not advance truth and justice."
The EU move, which came after months of procrastinating, underscores the bloc's unhappiness over Israel's continued expansion of settlements on territory that Palestinians seek for their future state.
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The 28-member union is now seeking to differentiate between its relations with Israel and with the settlements, fearing that a continued status quo would never push the Israeli government into changing its settlement policies.
Once the labelling is implemented, European consumers will be able to read on the label of most products if a piece of merchandise or goods -- mostly fruit and vegetables -- was produced in the Jewish settlements. Israel fears the labels will be a political stigma.
EU Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis insisted the measure was "a technical issue, not a political stance."
He said the guidelines had to be taken after three member states -- Britain, Belgium and Denmark -- imposed special labeling on their own, forcing the EU to streamline measures throughout the 28 nations.
"The EU does not support in any form a boycott or sanctions against Israel," he said, insisting that Israeli products from within the internationally recognized borders still benefit from EU preferential tariff treatment.
Israel insists the step was inspired by an international boycott movement and noted that it comes at a time when the country is confronting a "wave of terrorism" amid stepped-up Palestinian attacks.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas praised the EU decision.
"I highly appreciate what the EU countries did on the products of the Israeli colonial settlements," he said in Saudi Arabia, where he was attending a summit of Arab and Latin American countries. He urged other participants to also welcome the EU move.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said it's "puzzling and even irritating that the EU chooses to apply a double standard concerning Israel," while other territorial disputes around the world are treated differently.
It added that the step "raises questions" about the EU's role in the region and could have implications on Israel's relations with Europe. It added that the measure will harden Palestinian positions and make it more difficult to resume peace talks.
After the decision was announced, the ministry summoned the EU ambassador to Israel.
Israel's deputy foreign minister later said the government will suspend a series of ongoing meetings with the European Union to protest the decision. Tzipi Hotovely said Israel was sending a "very strong message" of displeasure.
"We say you can't be involved in what is going on in the Middle East while you are taking such an extreme step of labeling products... boycotting us," she told Channel 2 TV.
Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nachshon said Israel would suspend a series of regular dialogues on political issues in the Middle East, human rights and international organizations.He said the suspension would likely be temporary.
On the eve of the decision, Israeli Cabinet minister Yuval Steinitz said the measure amounts to "disguised anti-Semitism."
The labelling will primarily cover fruit and vegetables. It should affect less than 1 per cent of all trade between the EU and Israel, which stands at some 30 billion euro ($32 billion), including 13 billion euro ($14 billion) Israeli exports into the bloc.
EU officials have said that in Britain, where the labelling is already in place, it has had no negative economic effect. For over a decade now, the EU has excluded products from settlements from trade preferences.
Israel, however, sees it as a political stigma that would push consumers away.
The Palestinians claim the West Bank and east Jerusalem -- territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war -- as parts of a future independent state.
The international community opposes Israeli settlements in the two areas, saying they undermine the goal of dividing the land. More than 550,000 Jewish settlers live on occupied land.

poor Israel... they deserve so much better than all the constant hate

are they also going to label the products produced by the Palestinians?
Oh, wait, Palestinians don't produce any products and never have unless one calls suicide bombs, rockets and death products. But hard to put labels on those, huh.

well,more Palestinian-Arabs out of a Job!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/carriesheffield/2015/02/22/boycott-israel-movement-stunts-the-palestinian-economy/

European Stupidity on Steroids!

we can always count on the EU to do the right things!

I think Europe has more to worry about than Israeli Products being sold there. It's the Muslim produced violence they should worry about.

And the muslim produced politicians in the future.

Hate is such a strong word, Does it make you feel better to know I also boycott Crimean made products?

Can't produce squat when you have to beg for cement mix

Palestinians, the most unwanted group among fellow arabs, have never produced anything, except death.

I love watching the Israel haters and the Palis whine. Is Israel perfect? By no means. Has Israel engaged in excessive force against the Palis? For sure. Not everyone can get shot by 'accident'. But in my opinion, they've brought it on themselves.

Do Israeli cops and soldiers beat on Pali rock throwing kids when they think no one is watching? I have no doubt.

Why? They are trying to beat out of these kids the idea that it's ok to attack Israel, and that they don't want it continuing for another almost 70 years. The cops and soldiers are frustrated that for some of them, they've done this almost daily their entire adult lives.

The Palis say 'Israel should obey the UN! The UN says Israel should do this and Israel should do that. Obey the UN!'

Look a Palestinian in the eye and ask him, 'Well the UN created Israel. Why can't YOU obey what the UN says and leave them alone?' The Palis freak out at that point.'The Jews stole our land, we have to get it back!' and off they go screaming about how the Jews ripped them off.

Israel for it's part has always looked the UN in the face and said 'Ok, you want us to do X. No problem. Just one condition. We have these wackjobs living next door. You policy puts us at risk. Can you, the UN guarantee our safety if we agree to your resolution?'

The UN always says No, it can't guarantee Israel's safety. So then Israel says, why would we do it?

Here's something everyone needs to think about though. We are seven decades removed from the holocaust. Those who have direct knowledge of it are almost all dead. The first generation born after the war are in their 70's and are leaving government service. Up until now, Israel as a country, and as a government always had a very good idea of what genocide is. They have been hesitant to wipe out the Palis because it almost happened to the Jews. So Israel has an institutional moral conscience, and that has always applied the brakes to bombing the Palis into extinction.

As they get further removed from history, and as the carriers of the Holocaust story die off, the moral locks on the Israeli conscience become looser. I don't think Palis understand that there will be a day where Israel has a moral certitude about wiping them out, and will actually look to do so. Only the desire to stop killing Jews actually ensures the survival of the Palis in the future.

Subliminal antisemitism, is still antisemitism.

Edited. Kindly stay on topic and not target each other.

soufie
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Palestine is not a country or an independent state.
Israel was pressured into letting them live there by Western civilization. And now some are pressuring them to give it up?
It defies logic.
It isn't any different than if a Mexican border town in...Texas started revolting.
Palestine is a community in Israel.
Why is this difficult for some to grasp? Do they think Palestine has 'squatters rights'.. That magically grants them eventual ownership, just because they live there?

How many empty garages are available for rent, on private property?

Say what???

http://youtu.be/JGBoGKPZlQE

To lead a charge against such a reference(Palestine) is to promote not only the rewriting of history, both ancient and modern, but also to encourage the continual Zionist efforts to erase, destroy and deny Palestinian history and culture in their own historic homeland.


Stop repeating the lies!

http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/mapstellstory.html

yep,but you won't find out on THAT Site!

I just seen the so called maps... Who did those? MSNBC?
They tried to fool people & gain
* cough * Palestine supporters last month * I made a thread and on it *

http://youtu.be/n3bxj1uvDXU

lol... youtube videos as some kind of "proof"...that seems like something a 12 year old would do...