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Government advice on the labelling of settlement goods

Last week the government announced new advice to UK retailers about the labelling of food produced in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). The advice states that retailers can label food products in a way that distinguishes between goods produced by legitimate Palestinian enterprises from those produced in illegal Israeli settlements. Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) has cautiously welcomed the advice but considers that it does not go far enough.…(read more)

Help end trade with Israeli settlements

 

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Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, illegal under international humanitarian law, cause harm and poverty to Palestinians and they are an obstacle to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Ever since they first appeared, the international community has condemned them. Yet, settlements have grown and prospered and we are trading with them. …(read more)

Settlement produce

Latest News - The UK government has issued new advice for retailers about the labelling of food products originating in the occupied Palestinian territories. Read QPSWs response.…(read more)