So far, 40 of Israels 120 MPs have signed the petition, which is to be sent to the British Parliament, according to an aide to MP Ronit Tirosh of the centrist Kadima party.
Tirosh, leading the initiative, said the petition threatens to call on Israelis to think twice before buying British products if the decision is not rescinded by the British government. She also called on officials to boycott British airlines.
I urge official Israeli representatives to abstain from using British airlines as long as the British government treats Israel as though two states existed, one within the green line and another outside, Tirosh said in reference to the border between the occupied West Bank and Israel.
She said parliamentary president Reuven Rivlin had expressed support for the petition.
Earlier this month the British government issued an advisory suggesting retailers could use labels distinguishing whether West Bank items are Israeli settlement produce or Palestinian produce. The move infuriated the Israeli government, which said it would encourage extremism among Palestinians.
Tirosh likened the measure to the Nazi persecution of Jews. We intend to protest anything that singles out Jews as this kind of method brings back very bad memories, she told Israeli radio. ¬
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