Gift gaffe: US embassy sends Israeli West Bank wine to NGOs opposed to settlements

‘Members of Peace Now, a group opposed to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, had to do a double take when they opened up a gift basket from the US embassy in Tel Aviv, sent ahead of the Jewish New Year. There was a bottle of wine… made in a West Bank settlement.
The wine was a kosher Cabernet Sauvignon from the Zion Winery, in the West Bank settlement of Mishor Adumim, east of Jerusalem. The gift was placed in the basket by a third party vendor from whom the embassy purchased the pre-wrapped presents, a US source told the Jerusalem Post.
The baskets were sent to several Israeli organizations ahead of the Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year, which falls on October 2, but were not checked before distribution.’
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