KLP, which manages some $95 billion worth of assets, says investments in companies tied to settlement enterprise 'risk complicity in international law violations'

Motion would have San Francisco State University withdraw investments from firms that do business in Israeli towns in West Bank, though none currently have ties with school

Warning comes during government inspection of Israel Products Center, an importer and retail outfit run by Christians for Israel group

International trade unions write letter to world's largest sovereign wealth fund, calling for it to nix dealings with Israeli banks, TripAdvisor, Motorola

Psagot winemakers honor secretary of state for announcing US does not view Israeli communities beyond Green Line as illegal

But Simon Coveney insists on two-state solution; says Dublin 'effectively blocked' bill that would criminalize import of settlement goods

Taking the issue to court will likely backfire, officials say they told Psagot, just before verdict is announced; company denies it was warned but decries Jerusalem's defeatism

Michael Lynk also urges release of long-delayed database on companies active in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Golan Heights

Two groups say labeling has become a political tool to pressure Israel and refuse to comply

Settler groups say unwillingness to open stores in West Bank constitutes an illegal boycott and called on airport not to award burger chain lucrative concession

Pages