The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem held a symposium
Wednesday morning at the European Union parliament in Brussels to
highlight the unfair and counter-productive nature of recently issued EU
guidelines for labelling products and services from Israeli communities
in the West Bank. “Politicized regulations undermine economic
co-existence and harm hard-working Palestinians,” said an ICEJ statement
released ahead of the symposium.
Wednesday morning at the European Union parliament in Brussels to
highlight the unfair and counter-productive nature of recently issued EU
guidelines for labelling products and services from Israeli communities
in the West Bank. “Politicized regulations undermine economic
co-existence and harm hard-working Palestinians,” said an ICEJ statement
released ahead of the symposium.
“This labelling
law will only divide Israelis and Palestinians further,” said ICEJ
Executive Director Dr. Jürgen Bühler ahead of an ICEJ-sponsored
symposium on the labelling law. “Co-existence is better achieved by
establishing factories and business partnerships in areas where
Palestinians and Israelis live side-by-side. All the evidence indicates
that the businesses being targeted employ tens of thousands of
Palestinians and contribute to the well-being of all those living in the
affected areas, both Jews and Arabs alike.”
law will only divide Israelis and Palestinians further,” said ICEJ
Executive Director Dr. Jürgen Bühler ahead of an ICEJ-sponsored
symposium on the labelling law. “Co-existence is better achieved by
establishing factories and business partnerships in areas where
Palestinians and Israelis live side-by-side. All the evidence indicates
that the businesses being targeted employ tens of thousands of
Palestinians and contribute to the well-being of all those living in the
affected areas, both Jews and Arabs alike.”
“What
is more, it is a one-sided law that unjustly singles out Israel and
violates the rules of World Trade Organization. Why is the EU unwilling
to issue similar directives for goods originating in northern Cyprus or
the Western Sahara, territories illegally occupied by Turkey and
Morocco? It’s a double-standard which reminds many Israelis of the
discriminatory laws passed in Germany in the 1930s,” continued Dr.
Bühler.
is more, it is a one-sided law that unjustly singles out Israel and
violates the rules of World Trade Organization. Why is the EU unwilling
to issue similar directives for goods originating in northern Cyprus or
the Western Sahara, territories illegally occupied by Turkey and
Morocco? It’s a double-standard which reminds many Israelis of the
discriminatory laws passed in Germany in the 1930s,” continued Dr.
Bühler.
“The EU is not being effective in seeking
increased leverage in the Middle East Peace Process, a notion it states
it would like. Current EU policy towards Israel is damaging the
flourishing economic, cultural, trade and scientific relations,” added
Baas Belder, Member of the European Parliament and host of the
Symposium.
increased leverage in the Middle East Peace Process, a notion it states
it would like. Current EU policy towards Israel is damaging the
flourishing economic, cultural, trade and scientific relations,” added
Baas Belder, Member of the European Parliament and host of the
Symposium.
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