{"id":2416,"date":"2017-06-20T10:14:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T10:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egretnews.com\/new\/?p=2416"},"modified":"2017-07-13T07:31:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T07:31:32","slug":"us-confirms-policy-of-labeling-israeli-products-from-judea-and-samaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egretnews.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/20\/us-confirms-policy-of-labeling-israeli-products-from-judea-and-samaria\/","title":{"rendered":"US Confirms Policy of Labeling Israeli Products from Judea and Samaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>U.S. policy on labeling \u2018Israeli settlement\u2019 products, referring to those produced in Judea and Samaria, has not changed, the State Department confirmed, adding that it does not represent a boycott.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" class=\"mceItemReadMore\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week, the U.S. reissued guidelines on the labeling requirements for <a href=\"http:\/\/unitedwithisrael.org\/us-state-department-labeling-products-from-judea-and-samaria-not-a-boycott\/\" target=\"_blank\">products manufactured in Judea and Samari<\/a>a. The guidelines, which have been in effect since 1995, note that under U.S. law, \u201cit is not acceptable to mark the aforementioned goods with the words \u2018Israel,\u2019 \u2018Made in Israel,\u2019 \u2018Occupied Territories-Israel,\u2019 or any variation thereof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The decision to republish the guidelines raised some eyebrows, as it came several days after U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro criticized Israel\u2019s conduct in Judea and Samaria and accused Israel of discriminating against Palestinians there. But State Department spokesman Mark Toner insisted Thursday that the reissuing was designed to clarify U.S. policy on the matter following reports of mislabeling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cU.S. Customs and Border Protection reissued guidance on their marking requirements,\u201d Toner told reporters. \u201cIt in no way supersedes prior rulings or regulations and nor does it impose additional requirements with respect to merchandise imported from the West Bank, Gaza Strip, or Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"hidden-print hidden-phone\" style=\"min-height: 90px; margin: 10px 0px; clear: both; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/Samaria.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden-print hidden-phone\" style=\"min-height: 90px; margin: 10px 0px; clear: both; text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is no way represents a boycott,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to an Israeli\u00a0<em>Channel 1<\/em>\u00a0report on Thursday, the reissuing came in response to Palestinian complaints that some Judea and Samaria products were being labeled as \u201cMade in Israel,\u201d in violation of U.S. law. Toner appeared to confirm that report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur understanding is that there were allegations of mislabeling, around nine or 10 complaints,\u201d Toner said. \u201cAs you know, U.S. guidelines don\u2019t differentiate between products produced in \u2018settlements\u2019 or anywhere else in the West Bank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israeli officials confirmed Thursday that there was no change in U.S. policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>By: JNS.org and United with Israel Staff<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. policy on labeling \u2018Israeli settlement\u2019 products, referring to those produced in Judea and Samaria, has not changed, the State Department confirmed, adding that it does not represent a boycott. Last week, the U.S. reissued guidelines on the labeling requirements for products manufactured in Judea and Samaria. 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