AICE PROJECTS Pro. From: AICE To: jeevacationggmail.com Subject: AICE Update: Does Labeling Products Manufactured in the West Bank Promote Peace? Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 12:15:46 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise avg. 21 nx Gbectit E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual IN THIS ISSUE Myths 8, Facts: Exclusive Mitchell Bard in The Jerusalem Post Israel: The World's Most Moral Army THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY Spain's King Philip II Decrees Inquisition in Peru (1569) Hitler Announces Establishment of Lodz Ghetto (1940) U.S. Delivers First Batch of F16 Fighter Planes to Israel (1983) See More Jewish History Events February 8, 2016 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Does Labeling Products Manufactured in the West Bank Promote Peace? The European Union has called for member states to require goods originating from the West Bank to be labeled separately L;Plyths & Facts: from products from the rest of Israel. Following this move, the 2012 Obama Administration also announced plans to enforce regulations requiring goods entering the United States from the West Bank to be labeled as such. The EU and Obama mistakenly believe that this will pressure Israel to evacuate the West Bank and capitulate to Palestinian demands. This cynical campaign is blatantly hypocritical and anti-Semitic and will in no way advance the cause of peace. As Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute has noted, "Labeling goods made by Israeli businesses in disputed territories, but not goods made in other disputed territories like Kashmir, for example, is an example of blatant anti-Semitism." As is so often the case, it is only Israeli Jews who must be given special treatment while other peoples involved in conflicts are ignored. "What, you say, but there are no Jews occupying those other places? We only condemn the Jews? Well, of course. Because only the Jews are especially worthy of EU condemnation. Next, a yellow star. Now that would b