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November 24, 2021 - from World Israel News
"Belgium has decided to start labeling Israeli products coming from Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights, marking them for boycotts, and Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll has canceled his meetings in Brussels in protest.
"Israel’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday condemning 'the Belgian government’s anti-Israel decision.'
"Arabs employed by these Israeli companies in Judea and Samaria are at risk of losing their jobs as a result of the EU’s move if Israeli factories operating in the area are forced to move as a result of the financial pressure generated by the labeling and subsequent boycotts.
"There are 14 Israeli industrial and agricultural parks in Judea and Samaria, including some 800 factories and businesses employing over 11,000 workers from the Palestinian Authority alongside 6,000 Israelis. Many thousands more PA Arbs earn their livelihoods through secondary services provided to the Israeli factories, such as transportation and the sale of materials.
"Israelis will be able to find jobs elsewhere, but PA Arabs will be forced to look for work in the failing Palestinian economy, joining a high percentage of the PA population that is unemployed.
"Belgium’s move could expose it to US anti-boycotts law as well as state-level sanctions and potentially disrupt US-EU trade relations. Boycotts of Israel are illegal in the US and about half of the states have passed similar laws."
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