Arab Food Exports to Israel Continue Despite Boycott Call: Report

Hundreds of food products from Arab countries are certified as kosher for export to Israel

Arab states, including Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and the UAE, continue to export food products to Israel despite its ongoing atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza, an investigation by Middle East Eye (MEE) and Arabic Post published on 2 July showed.

The investigation found that hundreds of food products made by companies in Arab states have been certified as kosher for export to Israel, including dozens manufactured in these countries since the start of the war in October last year.

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel must issue kosher certificates indicating compliance with Jewish law for food products to be sold in Israeli shops and supermarkets.

MEE also found examples of kosher-certified products imported from Arab countries being sold in Israeli supermarkets and online.

In some cases, food products may have been exported to Israel via companies and distributors in third countries.

The investigation found that despite international condemnation of Israel and calls for its boycott, “the infrastructure for trade between Israel and regional countries remains in place.”

In some cases, trade between Arab states and Israel has increased compared to the same period last year, before the war began.

Data published by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics and cited by MEE showed that imports from Egypt to Israel in May 2024 were valued at $25 million, twice the amount for the same month in 2023.

Israeli imports from the UAE and Jordan were also higher in May 2024 compared to May the year before.

Mahmoud Nawaja, national committee general coordinator for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, told MEE, “The trade growth between these Arab countries and Israel can only be considered as their involvement and complicity in Israeli crimes against Palestinians, and the genocide in Gaza specifically.”

“It does not reflect the position of the Arab people, who have been calling for a complete boycott. These states are sustaining the Israeli colonial regime under the direction of the US,” he added.

...The Israeli data also provides insight into the strength of recent trade ties between Israel and Turkiye, with 2,772 food products produced by 290 Turkish companies registered as kosher.

Trade between Israel and Turkiye also continues despite a formal ban on exports to Israel by the Turkish government in response to the Gaza war.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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