The EU is one of the largest trading partners of the Disputed Territories (DTs) in the world. The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) reaffirmed the EU’s differentiation policy between Israeli products from within or outside the DTs. This paper considers the aptness of the role played by the CJEU, the effects and effectiveness of the judgments, and their foreseeable significant implications for Israel.
* Dr. Rachel Frid de Vries is a senior lecturer for international economic law at Ono Academic College, Co-President of the Israeli Association for the Study of European Integration (IASEI) and a former Senior Official for international affairs at the Israeli Ministry of Justice.
