Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elchiani feels produce grown in Jordan Valley communities should be labeled “made in Israel” but as the European community continues its boycott policies against liberate areas, the EU is not in agreement.
German Ambassador to Israel Clemens von Goetze insists the Jordan Valley is part of the “occupied territories” as are all of Yehuda and Shomron as well as the Golan Heights and areas of the capital. She does not feel produce from those communities can bear a “made in Israel” marking.
The ambassador insists her country is simply acting in line with the EU decision vis-à-vis product labeling and this includes are areas that are viewed by the international community as “occupied territories”. Ambassador Von Goetze explains Berlin is opposed to any boycott against Israel.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Well, the Germans certainly are experts on boycotting Jews, so I’d assume they’re right.
Given that Medinat Yisrael itself does not consider the Jordan Valley to be within its borders, how can we expect Germany to be any different?
The ambassador of Germany must be rather naive to think Israel will take any notice of such a ridiculous opinion! Germany is more of an idea (a bad one) than a country. For most of history there was no such country. The inferiority-complexes Prussians had to chuck out Austria and grab loafs of statelets before managing to reinvent the Empire of Germany. We all know what happened next – twice! Frau Ambassador would best be advised to keep avoid commenting on something that merely reminds the world of Germany’s shame.
charge the Germans twice the amount for the same food.
tell this moron that there are no occupied territories.
1, 3 and 4 you all sound great but #2 actually has it. The Jordan Valley is not within the borders of the State Of Israel. The territory has not been annexed so how can produce from there be labeled as being Made in Israel? Let the Israeli Government get its own house in order first. If the Huns don’t like those labels on items made in Ramat Shlomo in the northern part of Jerusalem, that is just tough as Ramat Shlomo is land that now de facto, and de jure in Israeli law, forms part of the State of Israel. The Jordan Valley does not.