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Rivlin cancels visit to EU parliament following labeling decision
Yedioth Ahronoth reporters
Published: 12.11.15, 16:37
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1. Not a coincidence that the labeling decision comes
Margalit ,   Israel   (11.12.15)
right after the decision of destroying a holy synagogue. If Zionists have no respect for anything Jewish, non-Jews have no respect for Zionists. Common sense.
2. Regardless, EU is trillion dollar economy to trade with and
Third world ,   Tel Aviv   (11.12.15)
Israel is a country of 8 million people, the majority living below poverty live with a few oligarchs
3. BOYCOTT ALL EUROPEAN PRODUCTS!!!
BUILD BABY BUILD !!!   (11.12.15)
Most of them are inferior any way. Japanese make better cars, Americans make better everything else and Israel's technology, medicine, agriculture etc. etc. is the very best any where, period. Europe has fallen and can't get up. ( The invading Muslims will find this a good time to kick her while she's down and, hopefully, out.) LONG LIVE ISRAEL !!! There's a reason G-d chose the Jews. ) KEEP BUILDING BABY !!!!
4. Europe boycotting JEWS
AL QUDS ALYAHUDI ,   QUDS HAKA ALYAHUD   (11.12.15)
Start from today and FIRE all the Palestinians. Dont fire one by one as it will not make any effect. Fire thousands of Palestinians workers at the same time, to show to the EU that JEWS mean business and EU will not be able to force JEWS for submission.
5. Islamic Nation emigrating to EUROBBBA
(11.12.15)
Ha, Ha, Ha, already the stupid and double stupid Eurobean are asking Africa to take them back. Eurobbbba started to wake up from their deep sleep.
6. Rivlin cancels visit to EU parliament following labeling dec
Noel Canin ,   Herzeliya, Israel   (11.12.15)
I am, once again, astonished that Rivlin and Netanyahu actually believe the EU doesn't have the right to know where goods come from. Why should any of us who oppose occupation and settlements agree to buy goods from these places. It seems that I am doomed be in a state of permanent astonishment for quite a time to come. The demand by the EU to label products from the settlements is a sound and ethical one. It has nothing, but nothing to do with anti-semitism and it's about time that Netanyahu and his buddies recognised the distinction between anti-semitism and anti-Israelism.
7. #6, you are wrong
Charles ,   Paris_France   (11.12.15)
The issue is that Israel has been singled out from among the 200 disputed territories around the world. Products from Western Sahara (occupied by Morocco) and from Norther Cyrpus (Turkish control) are not being labeled. So why only Israel?
8. New Brand
Veni-Vidi-Agati ,   USA   (11.12.15)
We actually need to thank the EU for making us label products. We now have created a new brand that over time, people will want to buy for the new brand's known top quality
9. A simple solution to EU labeling
David ,   New york   (11.12.15)
Set up a government fund to compensate all companies losing money because of it $2 for every dollar they lose. This way, the EU will look kinda stupid funding isrAeli companies over the green line. - think a little creatively
10. Should have asked about products from Turkish-occupied Cypru
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (11.12.15)
Does the EU apply similar labeling standards to products from Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus? They do not. Nor does it sanction Europeans building vacation homes there.
11. EU to cancel Israel Products. Japan
Tova ,   Canada   (11.12.15)
will also cancel Israeli Products. It is just a matter of time. Europe has great fear - they know Islamic Jihad has landed all over Europe. Israel will soon have Japan cancel Israeli Products - for obvious reason. The EU and the UnitedNations will pressue Japan. Let's not forget the United Nations is seeking the destruction of Israel. China/Russia and all Islamic countries control the United Nations. The United States is finished - Obama made sure of that. and Hiliary Clinton will make sure Israel is squeezed to death.
12. Wait and see.
Gabe ,   Canada   (11.12.15)
Labeling could backfire on the EU as the consumers have a free choice. The West Bank is no longer occupied by Jordan. It is the property of Israel and it will remain so.
13. Rivlin cancels visit to EU parliament following labeling dec
Noel Canin ,   Herzeliya   (11.12.15)
You are absolutely right Charles. I agree with you, but that doesn't mean people don't have the right to choose whom they buy from.
14. Question ,...
split   (11.12.15)
If this is such an insignificant move than why so much yelping ?,... Maybe because it's already implemented in Belgium and it shows to be much more than lousy 3%. and on the top of it's underlined that's a reprisal for land grab and occupation not a result of antisemitism ,... By the way if Israeli economy is in such a good shape as Bibi insist than why the regime makes such a drastic cuts in military and civilian sectors and why are they begging US for 5 billion in military aid instead the usual 3.5 billion. It doesn't add up ,...
15. Let ISIS....
Beary White ,   Norway   (11.12.15)
...have their hands with those leftist in the EU parliament. For sure the ISIS need some replacement for those innocent people being used for a long time. ISIS will leave a big hole in EU- parliament .,, and especially in the Swedish ones, who started the whole agenda..
16. # 6
Mike ,   Tel Aviv   (11.12.15)
Yes but you are missing the point. No-one is saying that European consumers don't have the right to know from where the products come, but if they decide not to purchase because the products come from disputed territory then they are actually harming the Palestinian workers who depend on this trade for their livelihood, more than harming the Israeli economy. And THAT is typical European stupidity.
17. Austrian ambassador
Serge ,   Antwerp, Belgium   (11.12.15)
The austrian ambassador pretends the labeling shows where items are made. You pick -up an item in the supermarket and ist says made in Chile or made in Israel. So an item made in Judea or Samaria must not be labeled made in Israel but made in the West-Bank. However an item made in Western Sahara is labeled made in Marocco, even if Western Sahara is occupied by Marocco. From no other country, except for Israel, is such labeling required.
18. EU to Rivlin's cancellation:
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (11.12.15)
"We love to see you go, We love to see you go, We hope to heck you never come back, We love to see you go!" Soon, the labeling order will extend to all of "Israel", which is itself in totality an illegal settlement in Holy Palestine.
19. The E.U. will learn the lesson of Lebanon for inviting wolve
Rivkah   (11.13.15)
wolves into their midst (militant Islamics) and for attacking Israel with this label law that reflects hatred of Elohim since Elohim said in His Word that once Israel becomes a nation again, it will never stop being a nation. It will be the chief among nations during the thousand year reign of Yahshua the Jewish Messiah and only seven nations that are called sheep nations in Scriptures will enter the Millenium since all other nations of the earth will turn against Israel and attack (U.N. conglomerate of nations) and despise Israel, thus are called goat nations in the Scriptures.
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