Tikvah
Editors’ Pick

March 10, 2021

There’s No Reason Not to Label Items Produced in the West Bank “Made in Israel”

Despite the objections of progressive Jewish organizations.

Last month, a group of six progressive American Jewish organizations sent a formal letter to the secretary of homeland security urging him to reverse the decision made in December requiring products that originate in the Israeli-controlled part of the West Bank to be labeled “made in Israel.” The letter claims the ruling to be an attempt “to reverse decades of U.S. policy.” But this is not so, argues David Milstein:

SaveGift