Israel angry as EU court rules its goods must say ‘produced in occupied territory’
Israel points out that the court has not rendered one other similar ruling in the more-than 200 ongoing territorial disputes across the world
12 November 2019 - 18:08
Brussels — The EU’s top court ruled on Tuesday that goods from Israeli settlements must be labeled as produced in “occupied territory”, a decision hailed by Palestinians and condemned by Israel, which said it will try to persuade countries to ignore it.
The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice said labels must not imply that goods produced in occupied territory come from Israel itself...
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