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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after a press statement at the Carmelite Monastery in the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, April 3, 2025. (AP/Denes Erdos)
April 12, 2026, 4:59 pm
Post-Orban Hungary will not expose Israel to more EU pain, though support may ebb
Longtime premier’s backing has helped blunt Europe’s ire, sparking concerns ahead of center-right rival’s win, but his replacement is unlikely to significantly curtail ties with Jerusalem
By Nava Freiberg
A building funded by the European Union in the West Bank. (Ben Sales/JTA)
November 7, 2016, 12:23 pm
EU could seek damages for West Bank buildings razed by Israel
Committee recommends member states seek reparations for demolition of Palestinian structures in Israeli-administered area — report
By ToI Staff
An EU-funded shelter in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair, demolished by Israeli authorities on August 9, 2016. (Courtesy Guy Butavia)
August 12, 2016, 7:24 am
France fumes over razing of Paris-funded Palestinian buildings
Government says Israel’s demolitions of European projects in West Bank ‘a violation of international law’
By Dov Lieber and ToI Staff
Israeli troops demolish 5 sheds in the West Bank village of Um Alkhair, south of Hebron on August 9, 2016. T(Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
August 10, 2016, 4:12 am
US ‘troubled’ by demolitions of EU-funded Palestinian homes
State Department says ‘provocative’ razing of West Bank structures ‘part of an ongoing process of land seizures’ and ‘denial of Palestinian development’
By Dov Lieber and ToI Staff
The Palestinian Hathaleen family seen at the ruins of their sheds demolished by Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Um Alkhair, south of Hebron on August 9, 2016. The sheds were demolished for the 9th time as Palestinians don't have the Israeli building permits required, near the settlement of Karmael. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???????? ????? ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ????? ???? ????? ????
August 9, 2016, 12:57 pm
Israel razes three EU-funded Palestinian homes in West Bank
Demolitions follow Brussels’ promise to continue funding shelters even in areas under full IDF control, despite Israeli objection
By Dov Lieber
A Palestinian family whose house was demolished by Israeli bulldozers walk past a tent on April 21, 2015, in the southern West Bank village of Ad-Deirat Rifaiyya. (Hazem Bader/AFP)
July 28, 2016, 9:31 pm
UN: Israel ‘systematically’ emptying Area C of Palestinians
Opposition MKs also accuse government of embittering West Bank residents to facilitate future annexation; Israel categorically denies allegations
By Dov Lieber
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at EU headquarters in Brussels, May 27, 2015. (AFP/John Thys)
May 27, 2015, 10:23 pm
EU’s Mogherini: Violence inevitable without peace talks
After Gaza rocket attack on southern Israel, foreign policy chief says status quo ‘not sustainable’
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with the European Union's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, in Jerusalem, on May 20, 2015. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
May 26, 2015, 11:53 am
Netanyahu said open to drawing up boundaries for settlement blocs
After meeting with PM, EU’s top diplomat reportedly ‘very satisfied’ with his willingness to discuss territorial limitations
By Avi Lewis
A soldier brings a 'Searcher II' UAV down for a landing after returning from a reconnaissance mission. (photo credit: Tsahi Ben-Ami/Flash90)
May 19, 2015, 5:10 pm
Europe to reduce dependence on Israeli drones
Italy, France and Germany announce plan for homemade UAVs, replacing models currently purchased from Israel and the US
By AFP and Gedalyah Reback
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (L) in Jerusalem on November 7, 2014 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 18, 2015, 4:09 pm
EU congratulates Netanyahu amid peace process woes
Following elections, European officials say they want to see progress on the Palestinian front
By AFP
Former UK ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould announces the winners in a recent start-up event sponsored by the UK-Israel Tech Hub (Photo credit: Mati Milstein)
February 11, 2015, 6:42 pm
A boost for Israel-UK tech ties
Israeli, British medical researchers are set to begin several new joint projects, while Israeli financial start-ups are headed to London
By David Shamah
Artist's rendition of a Galileo satellite (Photo credit: Courtesy)
From the WebFebruary 20, 2014, 12:07 pm
Two Israeli-built Earth observing craft going into space
Space News: The next launch of a European Vega rocket will include two satellites built by Israel Aircraft Industries
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, right, shakes hands with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, January13 , 2014 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 24, 2014, 2:03 am
Germany said to be pressuring Israeli high tech over settlements
Report says Berlin will not support private Israeli projects located in the West Bank or East Jerusalem
By JTA
European Commission official Kristalina Georgieva, 2nd from the right, visiting a Palestinian camp in Baalbeek, Lebanon, May 2013 (photo credit: European Union)
December 13, 2013, 5:07 am
EU shows it’s unhappy to fund divided, dysfunctional Palestinians
Brussels blames Israel for economic stagnation, but impatient with both sides for peace deadlock, and increasingly frustrated by Fatah-Hamas rivalry
By Elhanan Miller
The Western Wall (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)
July 16, 2013, 4:44 pm
When Europe demanded Israel surrender the Western Wall
Why a new directive against cooperating with Israeli institutions over the Green Line is being seen by some as a sign of the EU’s flawed grasp of the conflict
By Haviv Rettig Gur
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