Tourism Minister Yariv Levin responded angrily to the decision of Brussels Airlines to stop serving Achva brand halva on flights. The airline�s decision followed objections to serving the product manufactured in the �occupied West Bank� by pro-Palestinians.

Minister Levin released a statement to the media saying �There is a big difference between political debate and boycotts. This factory is located in the Shomron, tomorrow [it will be] Jerusalem and [then] all of Israel. Whomever does not accept us the way we are does not have to be here and we will not allow him to be here�.

MK (Bayit Yehudi) Nissim Slomiansky, chairman of the Knesset Law Committee, spoke out too, calling for a reciprocal move by Israelis, a boycott of Brussels Airlines.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)