Israeli fury over EU settlement product labels

The European Union on Wednesday backed the labelling of products from Israeli settlements, sparking fresh tensions with a furious Israel which said the decision evoked the anti-Semitism of the Nazi era. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the EU "should be ashamed" of the long-awaited decision to approve guidelines for member states to put labels on goods from Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Agricultural and cosmetic goods, which under EU law must carry an indication o