French municipality votes to boycott 'settlement products'

Bondy, a municipality located near Paris, passed a motion declaring a boycott of Israeli “settlement goods” and vowing further research and labeling on other products from the Jewish state, JTA reported Monday.

The council of Bondy passed the resolution with only five objections. The vote took place on June 23, according to JTA. The mayor of the town, Sylvine Thomassin, belongs to French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party.