EU Settlement Labeling Is ‘A Win For BDS,’ Herzog Tells Hollande
The European Union’s recently approved guidelines requiring member states to label products made in West Bank settlements are “a win” for those who seek to boycott Israel, opposition leader and Zionist Union chiar Isaac Herzog told French President Francois Hollande on Friday.
Herzog reiterated his commitment to a two-state solution to Israel’s decade-long conflict with the Palestinians, but insisted that certain criteria must be met beforehand.
“Separation and security are necessary first steps on the road to creating two states,” he told the president at their Paris meeting, Channel 2 reported.
The Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement seeks to isolate and delegitimize Israel, not just the West Bank, in the international community for its policies towards Palestinians, he indicated.
The new labeling rules, which will also apply to the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem, underscore the EU’s unhappiness over Israel’s continued expansion of settlements on territory that Palestinians are seeking for a future state.
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