Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumIsrael condemns South Africa for re-labelling of West Bank products
A diplomatic row has been growing as Israel summoned the South African ambassador to explain his country's decision to label products from West Bank settlements as coming from the occupied Palestinian territories.
Ismail Coovadia would meet with officials at the foreign ministry, Israeli media reported.
South Africa claims the decision on labelling conforms with its existing policy on the occupied territories. "This is in line with South Africa's stance that recognises the 1948 borders delineated by the United Nations and does not recognise occupied territories beyond these borders as being part of the state of Israel," said Jimmy Manyi, a government spokesman.
The trade and industry minister, Rob Davies, added that the move was not a boycott of Israeli products, but aimed at helping "South Africans who do not support Israel, but who do support the Palestinians, to identify those products".
full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/23/israel-south-africa-west-bank-label
moobu2
(4,822 posts)even when that truth is coming from a country that knows what it feels like to be occupied and opressed.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Apparently, warm relations means "setting their stuff on fire"
King_David
(14,851 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Good to know you'd beat Sarah Palin at "Jeopardy"
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)this could be considered annexation by labeling