Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Tuesday welcomed the ruling of Canada's federal court that wine originating from Judea and Samaria cannot be labeled as products made in Israel.
“This is an important first step for Canada and beyond, as this landmark ruling is an affirmation of the supremacy of the law and Canada's obligation to respect international law, which considers settlements illegal and does not recognize them as part of Israel,” said Ashrawi in a statement quoted by the official Palestinian Authority (PA) Wafa news agency.
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