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November 19, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4727719,00.html

Israel to Respond Against EU Countries that Support Product Labeling

(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - Israel has decided to respond against 16 European countries that pushed for labeling goods produced in the West Bank and the Golan Heights. The measures include a re-evaluation of the EU role in the peace process; summoning the ambassadors for an official rebuke; and restricting meetings to low-level Israeli officials. Israel will be far stricter regarding entry of foreign delegations to the West Bank and will also be stricter about which EU projects it permits in the West Bank and Gaza. "You can't act against us and then expect that everything will continue as normal," a senior Israeli official said. "We decided (the steps) for each country on their own merits. This is not mathematics but diplomacy; clearly, the measures are not going to harm our own interests."

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