European Union

German aid to Israel's war machine is an invitation to abuse human rights

Annette Groth
25 May 2012
The EU has been eager to nurture both its relationship with Israel and the international market in “security goods.”

EU denounces Israel's destruction of aid projects in West Bank

Daan Bauwens
Brussels
17 May 2012
Some analysts say that Israel is deliberately targeting European Union-funded projects in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip for demolition.

Group leaks EU report on Israeli settler violence suppressed by Dutch government

A European Union report on Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians, that was suppressed at the insistence of Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal, has been published today by a nongovernmental group.

Washing your hands of Khader Adnan: My response to weasel words of EU's Catherine Ashton

Today my colleague David Cronin wrote about the weasel worded response of the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, for comment on the case of Khader Adnan. Here is my response, which I sent her by email.

A few weasel words from EU as Adnan nears death

As Khader Adnan begins the 62nd day of his hunger strike, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton might finally say something about his suffering.

The EU's shameful silence on Khader Adnan

Catherine Ashton, the Union’s foreign policy chief, hasn’t said one word about the plight of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan.

EU border agency shops around for Israeli warplanes

Frontex, the European Union’s border management agency, is considering the purchase of drones battle-tested in Gaza.

Putting the spotlight on London university's links to Israel's war machine

Hilary Aked
London
8 February 2012
Students at the London School of Economics protest the university’s ties to the Technion — Israel’s Institute of Technology — which has inextricable links to Israel’s weapons industry.

"Bickering" Britain accommodates Israeli settlements

Despite rumors of tension, the UK and other EU countries have agreed that Israel may “own” the West Bank.

My attempt to arrest Israeli weapons chief

Belgian police protect Yitzhak Ben-Israel, a military strategist who helped developed some of Israel’s nastiest weapons.

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