Just Sayin’: Tomato boycott could hurt Israel
In this Monday, July 14, 2014 photo, a right-wing Israeli holds a flag and wears a Star of David patch resembling the one Jews were forced to wear in the Nazi Germany period, during a demonstration in Jerusalem. Credit: AP
The new guidelines of the European Union say to boycott products coming from the “occupied territories” in Israel.
Yet it’s hard to distinguish between a tomato grown in Israel proper from the one under the ban.
The likely result may be the boycott of all Israeli tomatoes and other products, with a devastating effect on Israel’s economy. Succumbing to the pressure of its growing Muslim population, the EU is now another knife in the hands of the Palestinians.
Robert R. Weiss
Melville
