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It is not our understanding that the Government of Israel is ending its diplomatic
links with the EU. The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security
Policy, Federica Mogherini, discussed this issue with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
on 30 November. Prime Minister Netanyahu clarified that Israel will continue to work
with the EU on the Middle East Peace Process. In December 2009, the UK introduced
voluntary guidelines to enable produce from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories
to be specifically labelled as such. We therefore also welcome the EU’s ‘Interpretative
notice on the indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel
since June 1967’, a technical clarification of existing rules, adopted on 11 November.
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