jsp - Internationalization/Localization issue with jstl fmt:message tag -

i have web application needs show in english , arabic languages. have added 2 separate resource bundles english , arabic. when uses arabic language jstl format <fmt:message key="navigation.welcome"/> worked fine shows arabic words. when use <fmt:message var="itemlabel" key="navigation.welcome"/> not worked , shows unicode value of key/value pair. key/value pair stored in unicode follow.

navigation.welcome = أهلا وسهلا! 

jsp page below.

<dsp:page>    <div id="atg_store_personalnav">     <ul id="atg_store_personalnavitems">       <%-- wish lists link --%>      <li class ="${activetab=='wishlist' ? ' active' : ' '}">      <fmt:message var="itemlabel" key="navigation.welcome"/>      <fmt:message var="itemtitle" key="navigation_personalnavigation.linktitle">      <fmt:param value="${itemlabel}"/>      </fmt:message>      <dsp:droplet name="profilesecuritystatus">          <%-- logged in user --%>         <dsp:oparam name="loggedin">         <dsp:a id="mywishlist" page="/myaccount/mywishlist.jsp" title="${itemtitle}" iclass="atg_store_navwishlist">           <c:out value="${itemlabel}"/>         </dsp:a>         </dsp:oparam>            <%-- anonymous user or logged in cookie --%>           <dsp:oparam name="default">           <dsp:a id="mywishlist" page="/global/util/loginredirect.jsp?error=wishlistnotloggedin"                title="${itemtitle}" iclass="atg_store_navwishlist">           <dsp:property bean="sessionbean.values.loginsuccessurl" value="mywishlist.jsp"/>           <c:out value="${itemlabel}"/>         </dsp:a>       </dsp:oparam>       </dsp:droplet>     </li>    </ul>   </div> </dsp:page> 

var option need used fmt:message later use. can me?

it used display output. default c:out escapes xml special characters such &. adding escapexml="false" solved.