Twenty-two organisations, including Christian Aid, The Methodist Church of England and the Church of Sweden, have released a report recommending that the EU stops importing goods made in Israeli settlements.
The report, “Trading away peace: How Europe helps sustain illegal Israeli settlements”, calls on the EU to impose laws requiring clearer labelling of products made in West Bank settlements.
The report said that currently, West Bank settlement products can be imported as “made in Israel” and this is “denying consumers their right, under existing EU consumer protection legislation, to make informed decisions when they shop.”
The report states that the EU imports 15 times more from West Bank settlements than from the Palestinians, and that European policy is therefore sustaining illegal settlements.
