No more legitimate

"In saying that boycotting settlements is the same as boycotting Israel, the government is saying that occupation is intended to last forever, that settlement cannot and should not be opposed, and that Israeli endorsement of the principle of a two-state solution is a lie. What the Israeli Foreign Ministry is saying, in fact, is that Israel is no more legitimate than the settlements are. "
Bradley Burston in einem Haaretz-Blog (24. August) zur ENtscheidung Südafrikas, Produkte aus israelischen Siedlungen eigens zu kennzeichnen