BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of aid organizations proposed Tuesday that products from Israeli settlements no longer be allowed to bear a “Made in Israel” label when they’re sold inside the European Union.
The report — produced by 22 aid, development and church groups from nine EU countries — argues that the bloc’s policy toward Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is inconsistent: On the one hand, the EU’s position is that the settlements are illegal under international law and an obstacle to peace, while on the other hand EU trade helps sustain them.
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