The Israel Farmers’ Federation lambasts the Finance Ministry’s decision to immediately scrap remaining tariffs on US goods, mainly in agriculture, against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s plans to slap trade partners with tit for tat duties.
Amit Yifrach, who chairs the federation and serves as Secretary General of the Moshav Movement, and Uri Dorman, the federation’s secretary general, say in a joint statement, “This is a step that will bring disaster to local agriculture.”
They say that “particularly today, after October 7 [2023],” when Hamas-led terrorists invaded southern Israel, “we must internalize the importance of agriculture to the last furrow and strengthen the farmers who live near the [Gaza] border.”
They add, “There is no doubt that trade relations with the US are important and appropriate, but we must ensure that we do not throw the baby out with the bathwater, harming food security and national security.”
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