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Source: https://www.state.gov/marking-of-country-of-origin/
U.S.: Israel Is Country of Origin for Products Made in Area C of West Bank
(U.S. State Department) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday: "The Department of State is initiating new guidelines to ensure that country of origin markings for Israeli and Palestinian goods are consistent with our reality-based foreign policy approach....All producers within areas where Israel exercises the relevant authorities - most notably Area C under the Oslo Accords - will be required to mark goods as "Israel," "Product of Israel," or "Made in Israel" when exporting to the United States." "This approach recognizes that Area C producers operate within the economic and administrative framework of Israel. We will continue to oppose those countries and international institutions which delegitimize or penalize Israel and Israeli producers in the West Bank through malicious measures that fail to recognize the reality on the ground."