Israel triples size of key West Bank settlement, testing von der Leyen’s ‘unacceptable’ rebuke – EUobserver
Israel is to almost triple the size of its catastrophic E1 settlement in the West Bank, Haaretz has…
EU options paper on Israel settler imports is ‘misleading’ and designed to ‘justify inaction’, legal scholars say – EUobserver
The European Commission is facing fresh legal scrutiny after a group of leading scholars questioned its options paper…
Germany has lost its moral compass, as it shields Israel from sanctions and legal scrutiny – EUobserver
Berlin’s moral compass has gone dangerously south. For decades post-war Germany stood, rightly, as the global exemplar of…
EU’s Gaza reconstruction pledge means nothing without Israel giving access to the enclave – EUobserver
Without any clear Israeli guarantees on access to Gaza, the EU’s nearly €900m reconstruction announcement earlier this week…
The EU can ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Here’s how – EUobserver
After months of foot-dragging, the European Commission on Thursday (10 July) finally put out options to restrict EU…
EU Commission blames countries for inaction on Israel as MEPs urge compensation for Gaza destruction – EUobserver
The European Commission has tried to avoid pinning blame on any single actor for the EU’s lack of…
EU must rebuild Gaza — and force Israel to pay for its destruction – EUobserver
Rebuilding Gaza remains a moral responsibility for the EU. But there is a dimension of the reconstruction and…
Catholic cardinal risks Israel’s wrath in moral appeal for EU sanctions – EUobserver
It is not every day that God calls for EU sanctions on Israel, but Roman Catholic cardinal Víctor…
Israel calls Nato ally Turkey ‘the new Iran’. Europe’s answer? Three settlers and some oranges – EUobserver
The US and Iran now have a peace deal. But one front in the war stayed open, and…
‘Condemnation, condemnation, condemnation’ of Israel, but no sanctions at next EU summit – EUobserver
Germany and the Czech Republic are blocking all sanctions on Israel, while Italy sits on the fence, even…
As EU-Israel tensions escalate, will Trump wade in? – EUobserver
The momentum for EU sanctions on Israel is growing, but will the US try to bully Europe out…
EU to blacklist West Bank settlers, amid Israel’s wider ‘war of terror’ – EUobserver
The EU has agreed to sanction extremist settlers, prompting Israeli threats to annex the West Bank, on top…