A report by Israel’s Intelligence Ministry was prepared in June 2021 but declassified and made public this year.
By JNS.org
A report by Israel’s Intelligence Ministry sharply criticizes the European Union for funding the Palestinian Authority’s illegal “takeover” of areas that are recognized as being under Israeli sovereignty.
First translated by HonestReporting, the 76-page document details how foreign governments gave hundreds of millions of euros to Palestinian projects in Area C in Judea and Samaria. Such funding is contrary to international law and relevant agreements.
Under the terms of the Oslo Accords, Area C is fully under the administrative and security jurisdiction of Israel.
Titled “The Palestinian Campaign for Area C: Shaping a Security Reality on the Ground, Description and Implications,” the report describes how the Palestinians use EU funds to build thousands of illegal structures and grab swaths of agricultural land.
It was prepared in June 2021 but declassified and made public this year. Israeli intelligence claims that the EU also provides the PA with actionable and diplomatic support.
The report states that the PA has received more than half a billion dollars to carry out “unilateral land seizure moves over the past eight years.”