Food grown in illegal West Bank settlements being sold in Australia as ‘produce of Israel’
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This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Australia news category. Published on November 4, 2026 • Originally reported by Ben Doherty. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Australia news category. Published on November 4, 2026 • Originally reported by Ben Doherty. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
Analysis by human rights organisation Global Echo shows 85 of 132 shipments over eight years contained more than US$5m of organic dates grown in settlements
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Millions of dollars of food grown in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been shipped to Australia labelled as “produce of Israel”, a new analysis of trade data has shown.
The human rights legal organisation Global Echo has analysed commercial documents and official trade data from the Israeli government and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, showing at least US$5m (A$7.2m) of organic dates grown in illegal settlements across the West Bank have been shipped to Australia over the past eight years.
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