Edelstein urges Germany to lead opposition to EU labeling move
- 8 years ago
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein called on Germany on Thursday to urge other European countries to oppose EU plans to require products from Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories to be so labeled.
"Obviously, there is no question of Germany following this disastrous move," Edelstein told Reuters after a forum on 50 years of German-Israeli friendship at a German foundation on Thursday.
"It is very likely that this measure will be exploited for campaigns that aim to direct hostility towards Israel," said Juergen Hardt, foreign affairs spokesman of Merkel's Christian Democrats in parliament, in an email to Reuters on Thursday.
Opponents of the labelling initiative fear it will boost the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement that attempts to increase economic and political pressure on Israel.
"Obviously, there is no question of Germany following this disastrous move," Edelstein told Reuters after a forum on 50 years of German-Israeli friendship at a German foundation on Thursday.
"It is very likely that this measure will be exploited for campaigns that aim to direct hostility towards Israel," said Juergen Hardt, foreign affairs spokesman of Merkel's Christian Democrats in parliament, in an email to Reuters on Thursday.
Opponents of the labelling initiative fear it will boost the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement that attempts to increase economic and political pressure on Israel.