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Made in Israel? Not a simple question

June 1st, 2012

FILE - In this Jan. May 18, 2010 file photo, Palestinian workers destroy watermelons grown in Jewish settlements, near the West Bank city of Jenin. For decades, Israel has marketed an array of cosmetics and food products manufactured in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as "Made in Israel," blurring their true origins in settlements opposed by virtually the entire international community. That practice is increasingly being challenged by other countries insisting on a more correct label putting Israel in a bind, because despite 45 years of control it never did annex the Palestinian-dominated West Bank. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas, File)For decades, Israel has marketed an array of cosmetics and food products manufactured in the occupied West Bank as "Made in Israel," blurring their true origins in Jewish settlements opposed by virtually the entire international community.

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