In November 2015 the European Union announced new guidelines to label products from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories. Amid stinging criticism of the EU from Israeli political leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition head Isaac Herzog, we wanted to open a conversation about the rights and wrongs of labelling, and how it might have a positive impact. We spoke to three prominent Israelis: Naomi Chazan, former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Alon Liel, former Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gershon Baskin, veteran peace campaigner Note: interviews were conducted before the EU guidelines were announced Find out more at www.yachad.org.uk/labelling

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