EU Court of Justice rules products coming from illegal Israeli settlements need to be labelled as such in a move supported by rights groups
The European Court of Justice ruled"foodstuffs originating in the territories occupied by the State of Israel must bear the indication of their territory of origin" as products from Palestinian territories are currently labelled"made in Israel".
The European Court of Justice said that "foodstuffs originating in the territories occupied by the State of Israel must bear the indication of their territory of origin". Israel says the labelling is unfair and discriminatory and says other countries involved in disputes over land are not similarly sanctioned.
The international community opposes settlement construction and many countries consider them illegal. Their continued growth is seen to undermine the establishment of an independent Palestine alongside Israel. It said any failure to identify the point of origin of produce meant that "consumers have no way of knowing, in the absence of any information capable of enlightening them in that respect, that a foodstuff comes from a locality or a set of localities constituting a settlement established in one of those territories in breach of the rules of international humanitarian law".
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