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Psagot Winery
Barrels at an Israeli winery in the West Bank settlement of Psagot, February 11, 2014 (AP/Dan Balilty)
July 14, 2017, 2:37 am
Canada backtracks on banning ‘Product of Israel’ labels for West Bank wines
Food inspection agency says wine labeling adheres to Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and can be sold as is
By Sue Surkes and Jacob Magid
Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on July 10, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2017, 9:09 pm
Lapid challenges Canada on West Bank wine label policy
Yesh Atid leader says new ordinance to remove ‘product of Israel’ stickers violates Israel-Canada free trade pact
By Sue Surkes and Jacob Magid
In this Tuesday, February 11, 2014 photo, Israeli workers inspect barrels in a winery in the West Bank settlement of Psagot. (photo credit: AP/Dan Balilty)
July 13, 2017, 12:03 pm
Canada bans ‘Product of Israel’ labels for West Bank wines
Ruling singles out 2 settlement wineries, also blacklists Golan and East Jerusalem vintages; Jewish group calls decision ‘disturbing’
By Sue Surkes and Jacob Magid
Ian McGonigle
July 9, 2017, 2:27 pm
Ian McGonigle
Grapes from Zion
The West Bank makes world-class wine, no matter what you think of the wineries’ religious or political convictions
Vered Saadon toasting with an Israeli tour group at her Tura Winery in the West Bank settlement of Rahelim, June 21, 2017. (Andrew Tobin/JTA)
July 3, 2017, 3:24 am
West Bank’s wines have some Israelis toasting the settlements
In light of area’s disputed legal status, settlers hoping to use its high-class grapes to win over public opinion
By Andrew Tobin
Psagot Winery's first home now serves as Yaakov Berg's house in the Mateh Binyamin settlement (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 19, 2014, 7:57 am
Settlement winery touts vino with a biblical vintage
Situated a stone’s throw from Ramallah, Psagot doesn’t blush over its politics, ancient terraces or evangelical pickers
By Jessica Steinberg
Wine barrels age at Psagot Winery, located in a settlement of the same name in the hills of the central West Bank. (photo credit: Psagot Winery/JTA)
February 5, 2014, 6:37 am
For some West Bank CEOs, no lost sleep over boycott threat
Amid possible EU move to label settlement products, companies operating beyond the Green Line report growth
By Ben Sales
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