(Ynet News) Ofir Haivry - There are numerous areas where the EU doesn't recognize the sovereign government, yet Europe chooses to label products from one region only. The Kashmir region has been subject to a conflict between India and Pakistan since 1947, and it is defined by the international community as a disputed territory. Has the EU demanded special labeling for products originating in Kashmir? Tibet was occupied by the Chinese army in 1958 and unilaterally annexed by Beijing. Has the EU demanded that China label products manufactured in occupied Tibet? In 1975, Morocco invaded the Western Sahara region and unilaterally annexed it. Has the EU demanded that Morocco label products manufactured in Western Sahara? In 1974, the Turkish army invaded Northern Cyprus, expelled hundreds of thousands of Greek speakers, and established the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Is the EU demanding that Turkey label products manufactured in Northern Cyprus? In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula. Has the EU demanded that Russia label products manufactured in annexed Crimea? While the EU has failed to impose separate labeling in all these areas, it has chosen to label Jewish products only. The writer is vice president of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem.
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