The mayor said he would recommend that the Reykjavik City Council retract the resolution in its current form and then take steps to reform it. He will make his recommendation at the city council meeting scheduled for September 24, according to RUV.

Earlier this week, the city council voted a resolution to boycott Israeli products “as long as the occupation of Palestinian territories continues”, a vote which was harshly criticised by the Israeli foreign ministry and Jewish groups.

It’s the newest European metropolis to hitch a worldwide boycott and divestment marketing campaign.

Reykjavik’s council had accredited a movement on Tuesday to halt the town’s buy of such merchandise till the occupation ends. WJC President Ronald S. Lauder lamented “the silence of Iceland’s political leadership on this important matter” and added: “We urge the government of Iceland to act against this boycott. Instead of boycott calls, Iceland should initiate or support efforts aimed at fostering dialogue and cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians”.

Speaking to The Times of Israel, a spokesperson of the island nation’s government said that: “The Ministry for Foreign Affairs wishes to underline that the City Council’s decision is not in line with Iceland’s foreign policy nor does it reflect on Iceland’s relations with the State of Israel”.

Mayor Eggertsson said he would present a new plan to the City Council focusing only on goods made in the territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War.

Bjork Vilhelmsdottir, a councilwoman with the Social Democratic Alliance, introduced the motion. The mayor admitted that the motion hadn’t been prepared well enough and that it would now be changed and clarified.

In the piece, also published on his Facebook profile, Lapid rails against the now-amended decision, firing off questions such as: “Does the boycott include products made by Israel’s Arab minority which is 20% of the population?”

“I expected a reaction but not on this scale”, Eggertsson said.