No boycott of Israeli products, says Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines denies a newspaper report that it is boycotting an Israeli snack made in the West Bank.

Ynet reported earlier today that the company had stopped providing the halva snack made by Achva, following pressure from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Achva’s factory is in the Barkan Industrial Park, which is over the Green Line.

The airline writes on Twitter that the snack was discontinued as it was “not what we had ordered.”

We have stopped serving that product on our flights, as it was not what we had ordered, it was a mistake by our supplier.

— Brussels Airlines (@FlyingBrussels) August 24, 2016

Jewish Agency spokesman Avi Mayer also writes on Twitter that a spokesperson for Brussels Airlines says “this is not a boycott.”

According to Mayer, the spokesman says that “Brussels Airlines is not boycotting Israeli products. We have many Israeli products on board our flights.”