From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 18, 2014
Israel to end exports of settlement poultry, dairy produce to EU
Israel is to end its export of poultry and dairy produce to the European Union from Jewish settlements considered illegal by parts of the international community, Israeli and European officials say.
The restrictions stem from directives issued by the European Commission in February and affect chicken and milk products from East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and the West Bank.
An Israeli official tells AFP that the agriculture ministry had=s recently issued directives to poultry and dairy manufacturers to “prepare for the EU decision and separate manufacturing lines, to enable the continued export to the Europe” without including products from settlements. The official says that Israeli export of products from settlements to Europe is not significant and caters mainly for Jews who observe religious dietary laws and eat kosher food.
–AFP
