The Biden administration is reportedly considering requiring products made in the West Bank by Israeli settlers to say those goods were made in the West Bank instead of Israel.
The Biden administration is considering requiring labels on imported goods made by Israeli settlers living in the West Bank, according to a report by the Financial Times citing U.S. officials familiar with the plan. According to the report, the Biden administration hasn't determined the timing for the move or issued its final approval for the policy – though it almost announced it last month following the announcement of a large land seizure in the West Bank by Israel.
Israel took control of the West Bank and Jerusalem during the Six-Day War of 1967, when Israeli forces ousted the Jordanian military amid a war that also involved Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon fighting against Israel. It has played a pivotal role in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the decades since. Palestinians view the West Bank as being illegally occupied by Israel and envision it as being a crucial part of a future state.
The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority currently share the administration of the West Bank under the Oslo Accords. The Palestinian Authority controls what's known as Area A, while it shares control of Area B with Israel and the Israeli government controls Area C and East Jerusalem. Statistics from the Israeli government indicate that there are over 460,000 settlers living in the West Bank, with a further 230,000 settlers in East Jerusalem.
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