Land of wine and honey? Israeli settlers export to UAE, to Palestinian chagrin


Shelves stacked with wine bottles are seen at a visitor's centre at Tura Winery in Rehelim, an Israeli settlement in the occupied-West Bank January 12, 2021. Picture taken January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

REHELIM, West Bank/DUBAI (Reuters) - Wine produced in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and labelled "from the land of Israel" will soon be available for sale in the United Arab Emirates, settler business leaders said.

Palestinians have condemned the export deal, saying settlements are illegal under international law, a view shared by many countries but disputed by Israel.

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