Israel condemns EU exclusion rules over settlements

Israel condemned in July 2013 new European Union guidelines adopted on the 28 June 2013 banning EU funding of projects in territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 Middle East war. The guidelines were due to come into force on the 19 July 2013.

According to the rules, EU institutions will from 2014 onward refuse to co-fund projects unless Israel gives legal guarantees that none of the money will go to entities whose official seat is beyond the 1967 green line.

• Primary Source

EEAS: EU Around the Globe: Countries: Israel http://eeas.europa.eu/israel/

EEAS: EU Delegations: Israel: Projects: Overview http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/israel/projects/overview/index_en.htm

EUObserver, 16.07.13: Israeli PM rejects EU 'dictate' on borders http://euobserver.com/foreign/120886

The Jerusalem Post, 19.07.13: Funding freeze hots up peace debate (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3985481-funding-freeze-hots-peace-debate

EUObserver, 14.08.13: Israel ignores EU and US, piles on settlements http://euobserver.com/foreign/121116

ESO: Background information: EU keeps quiet on Israeli settlements http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-keeps-quiet-on-israeli-settlements/

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