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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=14309
EU Governments Enable the Actions of the BDS Movement They Officially Oppose
(Israel Hayom) Gerald M. Steinberg - The new product labeling guidelines published by the European Union were a political and ideological move crafted by several European officials, in collaboration with political NGOs, to impose the EU's will on the Israeli public. As part of its effort to dictate Israeli policies, the EU funds groups, often with one-sided political agendas, who involve themselves in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In exchange for EU funding, these groups produce "reports" and "analyses" related to human rights and international law that reflect their virulent biases. Via this funding, European governments enable the actions of the same BDS movement they officially oppose. The ultimate goal of these groups is a comprehensive boycott of Israel, regardless of its borders. The groups that promoted the product labels have already described it a "first step" and called for "tougher sanctions." The writer, a professor of political studies at Bar-Ilan University, is president of NGO Monitor.