The EU envoy to Israel says he was “shocked” to hear the new labeling measures of West Bank products likened to the Nazi persecution of the Jews.
He says such analogies are a “distortion of history and belittlement of Nazi crimes and memory of their victims.”
Faaborg-Anderson says those who say Israel is being singled out with the labeling are wrong.
“It’s not political step. We’re not preempting results of talks, that is up to the parties… however, until such an agreement is reached, EU will continue to make distinction between Israel and settlements,” he says.
He says Israel and the international community should discuss the status of the settlements, which the latter maintain are illegal and an obstacle to peace. How is a state commitment to a two-state solution compatible with building settlements? he asks.
The EU envoy concedes that the settlements are not the only problem, but says they are a “definitely a significant, crucial one.”
— Raphael Ahren
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