The Times of Israel

US officials weighing steps Biden could take to preserve two-states after election

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:45:27 +0000

Sanctioning Ben Gvir and Smotrich is at the top of a list that would get longer if Harris wins, US officials tell ToI; could also include leveraging US security aid to Israel

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In Holland’s Bible belt, a Christian family’s pro-Israel empire shifts into overdrive

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 01:47:17 +0000

Since the October 7 Hamas massacre, the 45-year-old Christians for Israel's product sales, public engagement - and risk exposure - have vastly increased

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Israel bristles as Norway mandates labels for produce from West Bank, Golan

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:58:32 +0000

Oslo says foodstuffs from outside recognized borders 'must be marked with area from which the product comes'; Jerusalem warns move 'will negatively impact bilateral ties'

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US begins to label settlement products as ‘Made in Israel’

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:21:34 +0000

Policy shift was announced by Pompeo during unprecedented recent visit to a West Bank winery; unclear if Biden administration will uphold it

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No labels: Israel’s new Gulf partners seem happy to do business with settlements

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:48:26 +0000

Wine from the Golan, olive oil from the West Bank -- despite the political sensitivities, companies in UAE and Bahrain appear unfazed about where their trading partners are located

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Pompeo says settlement blacklist shows UN’s ‘unrelenting anti-Israel bias’

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:33:16 +0000

Secretary of state 'outraged' at release of database, calls on other nations to counter bid to 'facilitate' BDS campaign

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Israel freezes ties with UN rights chief after release of settlement blacklist

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:20:26 +0000

FM Israel Katz says he ordered 'exceptional and harsh measure' in retaliation for Commissioner Michelle Bachelet's office promoting the anti-Israel boycott movement

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UN human rights agency releases blacklist of 112 companies that aid settlements

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:30:04 +0000

Database was four years in the making; Israelis vow to fight 'anti-Semitic' list, while Palestinians hail 'victory for international law'

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BDS activists hurl insults at delegation of settlers and Palestinians in Madrid

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:57:24 +0000

Group in Spain to lobby against labeling of settlements products; Palestinian members derided as traitors by demonstrators

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On labeling settlement goods, the European Union is far from united

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 04:43:17 +0000

ToI asks 10 member states how last month's court decision will affect their policy. Some eagerly reaffirmed their existing labeling regime, some demurred, France refused to comment

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13 Israeli public figures call on EU to ban the import of settlement goods

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 06:41:34 +0000

In open letter, notables including former Knesset speaker, former ambassadors say 'occupation is morally corrosive, strategically shortsighted, and thoroughly detrimental to peace'

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Europe is failing to implement EU settlement labeling directive, study shows

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:27:04 +0000

Survey by pro-Palestinian group finds 9 out of 10 wines from Golan and West Bank in European stores don't comply with 2015 policy declared legally binding by EU court Tuesday

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US condemns ‘anti-Israel bias’ in EU court verdict on settlement labeling

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:20:47 +0000

Israel thanks State Department for its 'moral clarity'; EU spokesperson tells TOI: Requirement is 'not discriminatory and it is not against Israel'

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Israel rejects ‘unacceptable’ EU court decision on settlement labeling

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:26:34 +0000

FM Katz vows to prevent implementation of 'gravely flawed policy,' argues it contradicts Brussels' position that peace must be a result of bilateral negotiations, not legal rulings

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In landmark ruling, EU’s top court says settlement product labeling mandatory

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:35:36 +0000

Palestinians fete decision, urge Europeans not only to label but to ban West Bank goods; EU delegation in Ramat Gan: We still reject 'any form of boycott or sanctions' on Israel

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