Second city in Norway adopts resolution calling for residents to boycott goods from the West Bank
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                  Second city in Norway adopts resolution calling for residents to boycott goods from the West Bank

                  City of Tromso

                  Second city in Norway adopts resolution calling for residents to boycott goods from the West Bank

                  19.12.2016, Israel and the World

                  A second city in Norway has adopted a resolution calling on its residents to boycott products made in the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.

                  The resolution by the Council of Tromso, a city with 72,000 residents, was adopted by a 25-17 vote.

                  The text states that “the municipal council encourages Tromso Municipality’s residents to boycott goods and services produced in the Occupied Territories.” The municipality will therefore refrain from buying Israeli goods and services produced in occupied Palestinian territory.”

                  The resolution was introduced by left-wing members of the Council.

                  Opponents of the measure argued that foreign policy was beyond the municipality’s expertise.

                  Trondheim, Norway’s third largest city, adopted a similar resolution last month.

                  Accordig to the watchdog organization NGO Monitor, the Norwegian government has been contributing to an organization that funds NGOs active in promoting anti-Israel boycotts.

                  According to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry website, NOK 5 million (over $600,000) was allocated to the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Secretariat in the second half of 2016, half of which has already been paid.

                  The organization gave $5.78 million to NGOs supporting the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) in the past four years, amounting to over half of its operating budget of $10.38 million.

                  According to its own reporting, 80 percent of the Secretariat’s distributions are allocated to 24 core NGOs. NGO Monitor found that 13 of them support BDS.

                  EJP