Burning of settlement-produced goods in West Bank (Archives)
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'PA minister hindering boycott of settlements' goods'
Palestinian Society for Consumer Protection blames National Economy Minister Hassan Abu Libda for giving vendors irregular permits to carry settlement-produced goods
The Palestinian Authority's campaign for the boycott of settlement-produced goods seems to be suffering:
Ynet learned Sunday that the head of the Palestinian Society for Consumer Protection in the West Bank city of Hebron has called for an official hearing against the Palestinian finance minister, saying the latter has given irregular permits to West Bank vendors to carry such goods.Azmi al-Shiwahi claims that National Economy Minister Hassan Abu Libda's office is discriminating between vendors, and that it had recently torpedoed an indictment against a Palestinian paper mill owner, who caught smuggling notebooks manufactured by the West Bank settlement of Arator into Palestinian markets.
"The minister overstepped his authority. Irregular (trading) permits leave the campaign empty of substance and hinder it," Shiwahi said.
"I also fail to understand how Tnuva's products still overwhelm the Palestinian market, when the company has been blacklisted as part of the campaign."
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