Palestine welcomes Norway decision to label Israeli products from settlements
"We thank Norway for this historic and moral move," Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said at a Cabinet meeting. Shtayyeh urged all countries to boycott Israeli products from settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories in accordance with international law.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:32 | 13 June 2022
- Modified Date: 01:59 | 13 June 2022
Palestine on Monday welcomed a decision by Norway to label products from Israeli settlements with their place of origin.
"We thank Norway for this historic and moral move," Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said at a Cabinet meeting.
Shtayyeh urged all countries to boycott Israeli products from settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories in accordance with international law.
On Saturday, the Norwegian government decided to label products from Israeli settlements with their place of origin.
Warsaw said the decision will be applied on Israeli products produced in the occupied West Bank and the Syrian Golan Heights.
In 2015, the European Commission recommended its member states to follow this practice, and was confirmed by the European Court of Justice in 2019.
The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is considered "occupied territory" under international law, thus making all Jewish settlements there illegal.
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