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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=7819
Israel Criticizes Dutch Move to Label Settlement Products
(Israel Hayom) Shlomo Cesana - Israel on Thursday sharply condemned a new initiative in The Netherlands directing businesses to label products originating in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as separate from those produced in Israel. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said Thursday: "If the Europeans claim that labeling products made in the settlements is intended only to inform the consumer that the product comes from a disputed area, they should also be consistent and mark any product from disputed territories in Europe and around the world. But if the move denigrates Israel, and only Israel, it is clearly a manifestation of blatant discrimination and thus inherently wrong." Interior Minister Eli Yishai said Thursday: "Products from the settlements beyond the Green Line, just like those made within the Green Line, are proud blue and white products. The State of Israel will stand as one entity against any attempt to boycott its products."