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Holland to label settlement goods?
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 07.03.13, 22:08
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61. Boycotting
(03.08.13)
Boycotting products from "West Bank" settlements will hurt lots of Arabs since many of them work in Jewish-owned businesses there.
62. Holland
Jerome ,   AKL   (03.08.13)
How about we move production of our Jewish developed early oral cancer detection devices to the Jewish land of Judea and Samaria? You boycott them and your population dies slowly of undetected oral cancer? Do we have a deal?
63. Israeli products welcome in Mexico
Ludvig ,   Mexico   (03.08.13)
We have a free trade agreement with Israel and our economy is doing great, growing faster than US and Canada... time to do business with Mexico :)
64. dutch
eddiE ,   sa   (03.08.13)
The dutch introduced the nazis to euthanasia -and look what good it did for the world. The dutch had a higher percentage of nazi members than any other country in western europe. Nice place !!!
65. To: Chaim at No. 50
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.08.13)
Buycott Israel is an organization which was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 2009. It has now spread to over seventy countries. Evidently there are millions of people out there who are determined to purchase Israeli-made products and produce -- especially those from settlement enterprises -- whenever possible. Buycott Israel started out as a referral service -- responding to people's queries about where they can go to buy Israeli goods, and is gradually establishing an on-line purchasing arm. Desperate in the middle of winter for those delicious and juicy Carmel tomatoes? Well, soon you'll be able to order them online. The same is true for other Israeli agricultural products, Israeli wines, Israeli olive oil and those wonderful Israeli Dead Sea cosmetic products, which are unparalleled in quality and effectiveness. BDS -- eat your heart out. There are hundreds of millions of people out there who do not agree with you. Thank you for making the demand for Israeli goods grow by leaps and bounds!
66. They don't need to label Anne Frank's lipstick.
Miron ,   USA   (03.08.13)
It's all over their flag.
67. First they took our eye, now they are settling for a leg...
Miron ,   USA   (03.08.13)
an rib - eye.... European style rare.
68. @57
Walter ,   Germany   (03.08.13)
Please see my comment #37 Germany has recognized borders. Koenigsberg, Breslau and Danzig are not German anymore.
69. To No. 51
Bertram ,   London, UK   (03.08.13)
Three points: 1. You mean Northern Ireland. The greater part of Ireland - the Republic - is fully independent of the UK. 2. No-one is disenfranchised in Northern Ireland. All are UK citizens, unlike the Arab population of the West Bank, all of whom are disenfranchised, none of whom are Israeli citizens. 3. I am a British citizen but I am in favour of a united independent Ireland.
70. To No. 52
Bertram ,   London, UK   (03.08.13)
The sun set on the British Empire long ago. Hopefully, the remnants, including Northern Ireland, will soon vanish.Too bad the sun is rapidly rising on the Israeli 'empire'.
71. To No. 57
Bertram ,   London, UK   (03.08.13)
I promise you that if I can locate any products labelled as 'Made in Koenigsberg / Breslau / Danzig' I will boycott them. Mind you, they will probably not be worth purchasing since they will be a beyond their sell-by date.
72. Mark London UK no 33
JUDEA & SAMARIA ,   JEWISH LAND   (03.08.13)
Supporters of Israel Jews as well as non Jews are buying Israeli products more than before. Israeli products are selling more
73. no 33
JUDAH THE LION ,   JEWS FIGHT LIKE LION   (03.08.13)
Dear Mark, Passover is coming. Jews all over the world are buying Israeli wine not in bottles but in full cases. Israel dont need your custom to buy one bottle. Even after passover, Jews still buying wine in cases lot.
74. Jerome AKL no 62
JUDAH THE LION ,   JEWS FIGHT LIKE LION   (03.08.13)
Israel should also move high tech to Judea & Samaria, and lets see what will happen. Overhead will be much cheaper.
75. It Takes a Euroean parrots to parrot each other
Yardena   (03.08.13)
I totally agree with the settlers view in regards to Dutch and whoever joins in this not so smart boycott The Jewish settlers’ West Bank Council reports that their industries supply one-tenth of Palestinian jobs. Marking their product as the Netherlands government has recommended will lead to dismissals. “The Hague would do well to encourage rather than deter consumption of our products to promote economic coexistence in a turbulent region.
76. From April 27, 1942 on, all Jews in Holland
Vardina   (03.08.13)
had to wear the yellow patch "JOOD". Now they are doing the same to Jewish settlements in Israel.Europe remains Europe. Nothing has changed except the excuses for similar deeds.
77. Israel is Israel There Is No Distinction
Chaim Ben Kahan ,   Efrat, Israel   (03.08.13)
The term "Settlement" must be decried as hate speech. There is no such thing, just like there are no "Palestinian Refugee" camps, there are no "Jewish settlements". These terms of propaganda are not helpful and only harm any chances for peace.
78. Not a question if but when!
tiki ,   belgium   (03.08.13)
With Frans Timmermans, a staunch anti Israel / pro Palestinian Dutch FM, it was only a question of time when he would start to to pull his anti Israel agenda. One of Amsterdam's supermarkets, also wanting to be 'political correct, stopped putting Kosher/Israeli products on it's shelves and.......their turnover dropped approx. 25% in three month and guess what.......all the products are back! Conclusion: to double up on ALL the labeled goods! Good for the supermarket and good for the Palestinian workers in those 'west bank' factories (who otherwise will be fired) but,.......bad for the Dutch FM and his racist policies!
79. Kol Hakavod for your posts FO,Belgium
Keren ,   IL-BR   (03.08.13)
All of them are outstanding and #58 is yet more! I wish to see the implementation of these laws ,so wrongly disregarded as of now by the leaders of Israel ,soon! It´s already past ,too past ,the time for Israel´s leaders start saying and acting things the way they concretely are.
80. tiki belgium no 78
AL QUDS ALYAHUDI ,   QUDS HAKA ALYAHUD   (03.08.13)
Any supermarket who staunch anti Israel and joins the boycott, then I would recommend that supporters of Israel Jews & non Jews should unite and boycott the anti Israel supermarket. These supermarket must be boycotted. DO NOT BUY FROM SUPERMARKETS WHO ARE ANTI ISRAEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!
81. #76 they were forced to
(03.08.13)
Then and now, it is Jew-hating Socialists who are forcing their racist ideas on the Dutch people.
82. #52 You Americans are in no position...
Robert ,   Australia   (03.08.13)
....to fault anyone else as your country has caused the deaths of literally millions of people. 3 million Vietnamese, up to 1 million Iraqis, God knows how many Afghans. The majority of the deaths have been inflicted on innocents. You are in no position to cricicise anyone!
83. legimity
william ,   holland   (03.08.13)
More than a century ago England made a law for a label on importing goods. Their own goods were worse than those from Germany. So the label "made in Germany" was introduced in the hope the English would not buy these things and support their own industry. It worked the other way: people wanted the better German stuff. In the same way I will buy the good Israeli products. An extra plus is my very positive stand for Israel. Number one, stupids, is the economy!
84. #61 The BDS know this and
Get Real ,   UK   (03.08.13)
do not care hoping that reduced Israeli sales will lead to Arab unemployment, enabling them further to criticise Israel. Anyway boycott sites are very useful to get full lists of names of companies supporting Israel in order to purchase their products and services as well as, of course, names of all Israeli products to buy.
85. I can understand the Muslim EU boycotting Israel
David ,   The Galilee   (03.08.13)
What I cannot understand is that Israeli supermarkets are STILL importing Turkish products! Another one is Ikea in Israel! Yes, it is Israeli owned but their stuff is made in Sweden and thus gives to jobs to Muslims in Sweden and pays for the hate campaign against Israel and Jews in that country! Boycotts work two ways and the bankrupt EU should really think before they boycott Israel. Maybe Jews world wide should think twice about the new Mercedes, Volvo or BMW. Think Lexus or Cadillac instead!
86. Easy to replace the Products from holland.
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (03.08.13)
87. # 82 Robert neither are you Aussies...
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (03.08.13)
You stole the children of the natives to "christianize" them, have the worst rate of conviction for capitol murder cases in the world and the very land you post from was STOLEN by Britain to send her convicts there as slaves to the nation of Britain. Maybe you should get a basic education of your own land 'occupation' before you post such childish drivel..
88. # 83 william..., holland.
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (03.08.13)
Quite true, now a days, labels from "Occupied Japan" also command a higher price... Methinks "Made in Israel" will sell far more as people know Kosher is clean and Israel is best. I bought some sun flower seeds from Israel that were as big as small almonds and delicious! I encourage everyone to buy Israeli!!!
89. # 25 Sarah B Best post of the day, Hooray!
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (03.08.13)
Bravo Barrister... A+
90. David, no 85
AL QUDS ALYAHUDI ,   QUDS HAKA ALYAHUD   (03.08.13)
Should the European carry on with their threats, then Israel should boycott the European, and secondly Israel should stop co-operate with them in tech, medicine, hospital equipment. & others. Do not buy their cars, instead give all the business to Japan, and USA. Europe will be cursed by B''H.
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