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UK Seeking to Step-Up Boycott of Goods from Yosh


uk.jpgIsrael is keeping a watchful eye on Britain as efforts are underway to step-up the boycott of goods from Yosh, yishuvim in Yehuda and Shomron.

Britain is calling on the European Union to tighten regulations that demand all good originating in “occupied areas” are marked accordingly to facilitate imposing high taxes on the goods, resulting in their inability to compete in the marketplace. This is line with the UK’s policy, seeking to apply pressure on Israel to halt ‘settlement construction’.

The British Independent reported that a reminder was sent to 27 members of the EU towards sterner regulations to guarantee buyers are aware the goods originating from areas in Yehuda and Shomron are marked appropriately so buyers realize “they are not Palestinian” in origin. Britain points out that at present; this is not being carried out with adequate diligence, perhaps leaving an open door for confusion.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)



7 Responses

  1. This is not a boycott, it is a free trade issue. Palestinian exports are not covered by the EU-Israel agreement. This results in a price differential, not a prohibition on entry. Next time Israel makes concessions, it might look for trade concessions from the EU as part of the deal.

    If the Israeli government were so inclined, which the current is most certainly not, they could “fight back” in a variety of ways, however that might interfere with other Israeli exports (and the current government is closely alighned with Israeli business interests, most of whom regard the settlers, and most other frum Jews, as a dead weight).

  2. Oh, I beg your pardon but it does appear that the British are practicing the same habit from the time of the Partition Plan. Whenever the Arabs started to attack the Jews, they would always blame the Jews. Oh my, how things never change.

  3. If these exporters relocate their HQs to other parts of the country (or world, like some companies do to avoid the US tax rules), will that avoid the tariffs?

  4. The Israelis could have insisted on including the West Bank in its trade agreements, but then the Israelis would have to offer more in return. The Europeans don’t have much to fear from Israel (a high wage, high tech country), but underpaid Palestinians could offer serious competition. If Israel gets a zionist government, they might “retaliate” by charging tariffs on European goods being shipped to the West Bank, but the current government is probably delighted with have anything produced in the West Bank being subject to full tariffs. I’ld blame the Israeli foreign minister.

  5. Boycott the UK end EU. Buy only goods from the West Bank.

    No more mad cow meat from the UK. Stop drinking scotch and drink Arak instead (yuck – OK, maybe that’s going too far).

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