TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — France and the UK are among several European countries backing a proposal to force stores to label settlement produce, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Wednesday.

Danish Foreign Minister Villy Sovndal is pushing the initiative, Haaretz said, based on a decision by EU foreign ministers in May to implement existing legislation regarding goods produced in settlements.

Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are illegal under international law.

Israel is closely following an event planned for Oct. 23 in Brussels at which EU diplomats and NGOs will discuss guidelines for labeling settlement produce, Haaretz said.

(www.maannews.net / 03.10.2012)