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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Psagot Winery

Composite image showing Segev Schwartz, left, and Eitan Neeman, right, both soldiers who were killed on or around October 7, next to their respective memorial wines. (courtesy)
May 13, 2024, 8:00 am
Local wine firms market libations honoring Israel’s fallen, but some hit sour notes
Projects that allow bereaved families to craft a drinkable memorial are proliferating in the wake of October 7, as some accuse them of profiteering from national pain
By Gavriel Fiske
Mansour Abbas attends the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2022, 1:59 pm
Daily Briefing April 19: Ra’am’s Abbas in political storm as VP serves settler wine
Political reporter Carrie Keller-Lynn reviews Islamist party Ra’am, while US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses UN response to Temple Mount and West Bank wine served at VP seder
By ToI Staff
Vice President Kamala Harris (R) and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff host a Passover seder in the Vice President's Residence, serving wine from the Psagot settlement winery, on April 16, 2022. (Doug Emhoff/Twitter)
April 17, 2022, 4:31 am
VP Harris serves wine made in West Bank settlement at Passover seder
Psagot Winery has named a blend after Trump envoy Mike Pompeo, challenged labeling laws; vice president’s aide says choice ‘not an expression of policy’
By Jacob Magid
The wound and bullet found in Adi Bloy's back, three months after she was shot during a wedding at Psagot Winery. (Courtesy: Army Radio/ Shahar Glick/ @glick_sh)
January 17, 2022, 10:42 pm
Young woman feels blow at West Bank wedding, finds bullet in spine 3 months later
Adi Bloy says she initially thought she pulled a muscle during ceremony at Psagot Winery; police suspect 5.56mm round was fired from nearby Palestinian village
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli winemaker Yaakov Berg holds a bottle of his red blend named after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Psagot Winery in the Sha'ar Binyamin industrial park near the Psagot settlement in the West Bank, north of Jerusalem on November 18, 2020. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
December 24, 2020, 10:21 am
US begins to label settlement products as ‘Made in Israel’
Policy shift was announced by Pompeo during unprecedented recent visit to a West Bank winery; unclear if Biden administration will uphold it
By ToI Staff
The Berg brothers, Yaakov, 44 (R) and Yonatan Berg, 39, debate at the Psagot Winery, owned by Yaakov, in the industrial park of Sha'ar Binyamin near the Psagot settlement where they grew up, in the West Bank on December 12, 2020 (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
December 19, 2020, 12:46 pm
Brothers raised in the West Bank share a view, but not a point of view
Peace activist debates Israel’s role in the area with his brother, owner of winery that named bottle after Pompeo in salute to Trump administration’s approach to settlements
By Michael Blum
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (off camera) speaks after a security briefing on Mount Bental in the Golan Heights, Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
November 20, 2020, 12:47 am
Pompeo brought many gifts on farewell tour, but do they have long-term value?
Secretary’s visits to a settlement and the Golan, and his reversal on labeling rules, have symbolic worth, probably won’t change very much, could boost any presidential ambitions
By Raphael Ahren
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (L) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd L) during a visit to the Psagot Winery in the West Bank, on November 19, 2020. (State Department/Twitter)
November 19, 2020, 7:04 pm
In major shift, Pompeo says US to label settlement products ‘Made in Israel’
Unclear whether White House was consulted before secretary of state announced change, which marks latest American endorsement of Israeli presence beyond Green Line
By Jacob Magid
Israeli winemaker Yaakov Berg holds a bottle of his red blend named after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Psagot Winery in the Sha'ar Binyamin industrial park near the Psagot settlement in the West Bank, north of Jerusalem on November 18, 2020. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
November 19, 2020, 4:04 pm
For maker of West Bank ‘Pompeo’ wine, emphasizing product’s legitimacy is key
Psagot owner named blend for US secretary of state in salute to Trump administration’s attitude to settlements, says labeling bottle ‘#madeinlegality’ is a ‘statement on morality’
By Ben Simon
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (L) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd L) during a visit to the Psagot Winery in the West Bank, on November 19, 2020. (State Department/Twitter)
November 19, 2020, 2:43 pm
Pompeo visits West Bank settlement, in first for a US secretary of state
Top diplomat stops at Psagot Winery as he heads to the Golan Heights in what will also be an unprecedented tour; announces US to label exports from settlements as Israeli
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli workers inspects barrels in a winery in the West Bank settlement of Psagot, February 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
November 19, 2020, 12:52 am
Republican senators urge Trump to label settlement goods as ‘Made in Israel’
Lawmakers say move would ‘push back against anti-Semitism and BDS movement,’ prevent future administrations from differentiating between Israel and West Bank
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, October 21, 2020. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP)
November 13, 2020, 2:53 pm
Pompeo heads for Europe, Mideast as Palestinians blast plan to visit settlement
Palestinian prime minister says trip creates ‘dangerous precedent’; top US diplomat’s tour overshadowed by his refusal to acknowledge Biden’s election victory
By ToI Staff and AP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) speaks during a joint press conference with the Slovenian prime minister (unseen) after their meeting in Bled, in the foothills of the Julian Alps, August 13, 2020. (Jure Makovec/AFP)
November 13, 2020, 12:55 am
Pompeo expected to become 1st US secretary of state to visit W. Bank settlement
US diplomat’s trip to Israel next week will include a stop at Psagot Winery, as well as Golan Heights, according to multiple reports; Washington refuses to comment
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at an event with Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (unseen) at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in London on January 30, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool/AFP)
February 20, 2020, 7:32 pm
Settlement winery unveils ‘Pompeo’ wine in show of appreciation
Psagot winemakers honor secretary of state for announcing US does not view Israeli communities beyond Green Line as illegal
By Jacob Magid
Yaakov Berg, owner of Psagot winery, poses for a picture during an interview in the Israeli settlement of Psagot adjacent to the Palestinian West Bank city of Ramallah on November 19, 2019 (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
November 20, 2019, 5:45 am
In West Bank settlement, bottles uncorked to toast Trump’s policy change
Owner of Psagot winery, who recently lost battle against EU over labeling his products, hails ‘historic’ US decision to stop considering Jewish communities illegal
By Michael Blum
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