South Africa: Compromise on labeling of settlement goods
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has welcomed new regulations by the government which soften previously envisaged language for labeling imported goods from Israeli West Bank settlements. The new rules would be consistent with a compromise reached last month following months of intensive lobbying by the SAJBD. According to a letter received earlier this week by Jewish umbrella body, products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem must be labeled as ‘West Bank: Israeli goods” or ‘East Jerusalem: Israeli goods’. (more…)
