The UAE is a support for Israel in the fight against “BDS”: Commercialization of wine from the settlements!

The road ahead for the commercialization of Israeli wine made in the Golan remains bumpy in Europe. About a year ago, the European Union Court of Justice in Luxembourg recognized the labeling of Israeli products exported from settlements in the occupied areas of the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan Heights to the countries of the European Union as “produced in territories busy ”. The decision, which is considered a legal precedent, the “Global Boycott and Divestment of Israel” (BDS) movement, at the time, played a pivotal role in its momentum, leading Israel to inflict economic losses before pushing it to commercialize the products of their settlements in the United States, which was considered by the colonists. Then a victory over the movement. However, with the announcement of the normalization of Emirati-Israeli relations and the signing of dozens of trade agreements between the two parties, Abu Dhabi itself was faced with the task of marketing the best Israeli wines produced by the “Fermented Golan Heights” .

The agreement, which will come into force next week, was signed between the “fermentation of the Golan Heights” and the Emirati company “E&A”, and the newspaper “Israel Today” described it as “an agreement that will enrage organizations that They call for a boycott of Israel. ” The newspaper noted that Abu Dhabi “will adopt this wine and market it to tourists from around the world, as well as Israeli tourists,” adding that “from next week, Golan wine will be available in the Emirates.” He noted that “the local population of the UAE does not consume alcohol; It is allowed to consume it in designated restaurants, hotels and bars. UAE law prohibits drinking alcohol or walking drunk on the streets. And since spirits prices are more expensive in the Emirates than in Israel, “Golan wine” will be sold at prices above its original price, which usually ranges from $ 30 to $ 40 a bottle. “The Golan Heights Wine Fermenter is one of the leading and highest quality wineries in Israel,” the newspaper quoted E&A CEO Jason Dickson as saying. “(We are) excited to offer unique Israeli-made wines to our customers in the Emirates,” he was quoted as saying. This is a historic agreement and we look forward to a successful and long-term cooperation with the fermented Golan Heights. “As for the CEO of the winery, Yair Shapira, said that the signing of the agreement with the Emirati company is” an overall exciting historical moment. for the Israeli wine industry, and for us in particular … our winery is leading a revolution in the world of high-quality wine in Israel. “We are excited to be the factory that (will open the door) and supply its production to residents and guests in the UAE. ” “This is a breakthrough and an entry into a new market with unique and exciting possibilities,” added Shapira. We see E&A as an important partner along the way and we look forward to continuing a fruitful and prosperous cooperation. “

Abu Dhabi became a partner in the dispossession of the assets of the Syrian land for the benefit of its occupants

“Golan Heights Fermenter”, as it appears on its Hebrew-language introduction page, is the first fermenter established on the Golan Heights after its occupation. It includes the production of eight agricultural settlements and cooperative villages from grapes that are being turned into wine. The definition adds that “from its establishment to today, the Golan Heights fermenter continues to make its mark on Israeli wine, and the establishment of this winery has changed the face of local wine in Israel and the concept of quality for the Israeli consumer. The brewer produces four different named wines (Yardin – Jordan, Golan, Har Hermon – Mount Hermon / Sheikh and Jamah). ‘ The Israeli winery controls 6,300 dunums of the occupied Golan lands cultivated with more than 19 different grape varieties! These lands are among the lands that Israel practiced ethnic cleansing against its people during and after the reverse war, as it displaced 130,000 of its original inhabitants, leaving only 9,000 of them, and their children are the ones who They have remained to this day in the five Syrian villages (Baqatha, Majdal Shams, Masada, Ain Qinyeh and Ghajar), most of them are Druze monotheists. In the end, the UAE is not only marketing a rejected Israeli product in bars around the world, it is also a partner in looting the assets of Syrian land for the benefit of its occupants.

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