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The EU doesn't recognise Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem, says West Bank settlements also illegal. (Photo: [john])

EU shops to mark 'Israeli settlement' products

European retailers must put the phrase “product from … Israeli settlement” or equivalent on wine, farm produce, or cosmetics from the occupied territories, the EU Commission has said.

Its guidelines, published on Wednesday (11 November), say labels on other items, such as processed food and most industrial goods, are voluntary.

But if sh...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

The EU doesn't recognise Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem, says West Bank settlements also illegal. (Photo: [john])

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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