" ... The Netherlands branch of the German supermarket chain Aldi has started boycotting products from Israeli settlements in a bid to avoid controversy in its sales. According to a statement released by a spokesman for the Aldi chain on July 22, the decision to boycott the settler goods is applied to Syria’s occupied Golan Heights, West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem). Earlier this week, a report published by the Amsterdam-basedTrouw daily revealed that two major supermarkets in the Netherlands, Hoogvliet and Jumbo, decided to boycott products manufactured in Israeli settlements. In May, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said in a circular that it would be better for retailers to replace “Made in Israel” labels with a label reading as “Product from Israeli settlement.” Israel occupied and annexed the Golan Heights in 1967, in a move not recognized by the United Nations and the international community. Also, the Tel Aviv regime continues expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories ... "
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 21:07:40 +0000
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