FMEP In The News
Shoot the Messenger?, Matt Duss
“Dan Shapiro delivered some inconvenient truths that Bibi didn’t want to hear. Here’s why Israel should listen.,” writes FMEP’s Matthew Duss in Tablet Magazine
US-Israel Relations
U.S. Labeling Rules Already Bar 'Made in Israel' Tag for West Bank, The Forward
According to an April 1995 U.S. Customs and Border Protection notification, products made in the West Bank or Gaza “shall be marked as ‘West Bank,’ ‘Gaza,’ or ‘Gaza Strip’… and shall not contain the words ‘Israel,’ ‘Made in Israel,’ ‘Occupied Territories-Israel’ or words of similar meaning.” Moreover, it states, “Failure to mark an article in accordance with the requirements…shall result in the levy of a duty of 10 percent” of the product’s value.
Israeli Politics
Right-wing group apologizes for ‘outing’ lefty artists, Times of Israel
“Im Tirtzu says it did not fully consider ramifications of listing members of Israel’s cultural elite who support left-wing causes,” says the Times of Israel
Occupation/Human Rights
Haniyeh: Hamas Rebuilding Tunnels, Preparing for Conflict With Israel, Ha'aretz
“Hamas leader in Gaza says group digging more tunnels than in Vietnam, and Gazans ‘are prepared to go without bread and water, but will not live without respect,'” Jack Khoury reports