Germany’s ruling party spoke out against the European Union’s new labeling guidelines for goods made in Israeli settlements.
“This decision might not bring advantages in consumer protection,” Jürgen Hardt, foreign policy spokesman of the parliamentary group in the Bundestag of the party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel told JTA Thursday about new regulations published Wednesday by the European Commission. “In this case there foremost is a danger of a stigma. An anti-Israeli movement might exploit the decision and put it to use on anti-Israeli campaigns.”
The regulations adopted Wednesday require separate labelling for Israeli products sold in the European Union when they are either packaged or produced in the West Bank, east Jerusalem or the Golan. It also requires labels on such products specify whether they were produced by Israelis or Palestinians.
“This decision might not bring advantages in consumer protection,” Jürgen Hardt, foreign policy spokesman of the parliamentary group in the Bundestag of the party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel told JTA Thursday about new regulations published Wednesday by the European Commission. “In this case there foremost is a danger of a stigma. An anti-Israeli movement might exploit the decision and put it to use on anti-Israeli campaigns.”
The regulations adopted Wednesday require separate labelling for Israeli products sold in the European Union when they are either packaged or produced in the West Bank, east Jerusalem or the Golan. It also requires labels on such products specify whether they were produced by Israelis or Palestinians.
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