The US Congress hosted a conference on Wednesday in support of Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria and against the activities of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement on American college campuses.

Despite the EU’s decision to label products from Judea and Samaria, an economic cooperation agreement was signed last week between the Valtellina valley in the Sondrio province in northern Italy and the Shomron Regional Council in Samaria.