Report accuses EU of hypocrisy for condemning settlements
as illegal while simultaneously buying vast quantities of exports
"The European Union imports around 15 times more produce from Israeli settlements in the West Bank than Palestinian products, despite its consistent condemnation of Israel's settlement policy as illegal under international law, according to a report.
Based on figures supplied
by Israel to the World Bank, the estimated value of settlement imports to the EU
is $300m (£187m) a year. The comparative figure for Palestinian produce is less
than $20m. "With more than 4 million Palestinians and over 500,000 Israeli
settlers living in the occupied territory, this means the EU imports over 100
times more per settler than per Palestinian," says Trading Away Peace: How Europe Helps Sustain
Illegal Israeli Settlements, published by a consortium of 22 organisations
across Europe......"
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