European Aggression against Israel

 by Jake Wallis Simons

-  The EU has built more than 1,000 buildings on the West Bank without planning permission, as well as roads and other infrastructure

- They are at 40 locations in Area C, which were placed under Israeli jurisdiction by international law

- The buildings are given to Palestinians and paid for using aid money from European countries, including Britain

- But the EU is claiming diplomatic immunity to avoid being taken to court, MailOnline has learnt

-  An EU spokesperson said its actions were not illegal because they were ‘humanitarian’

The EU is claiming diplomatic immunity after using taxpayers' money to build unauthorised settlements and roads on Israeli parts of Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank), MailOnline can reveal.

An Israeli NGO launched legal action after photographing EU flags flying above buildings on land placed under Israeli jurisdiction by the Oslo Accords, to which the EU is a signatory. EU bureaucrats are avoiding court by citing diplomatic rules.

The buildings, which are given to Palestinians, are intended to 'pave the way' for more land to be brought under Palestinian control, according to EU official papers. Many are bulldozed by Israel only for the EU to repeatedly rebuild them, generating more costs for their taxpayers.

Leaked documents obtained by MailOnline show that the EU – which receives £350 million per week from Britain – is using diplomatic rules to place officials above the law, foiling attempts to hold bureaucrats accountable.

“It is deeply concerning that the EU falls back on diplomatic immunity after breaking planning regulations,” Jacob Rees-Mogg MP told MailOnline. “The UK Government would take a very dim view of a friendly state doing that to us.”

“Diplomatic immunity is there to protect envoys from unjust treatment, not to protect the high-handed behaviour of arrogant (anti-Semitic) bureaucracies.”

Professor Eugene Kontorovich, an international lawyer from the North-western University School of Law in Chicago, said: ‘There’s no question, the EU is openly in violation of international law.'

The Oslo Accords are a series of agreements between Israel and the Palestinians, made in the 1990’s, which divided Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank) into Areas A, B and C.

Area C was placed under Israeli control, while Areas A and B were Palestinian. The agreements were ratified by the international community, including the EU, and intended as a step toward a two-state solution.

More than 1,000 EU-funded Palestinian homes, as well as roads and other infrastructure, have been erected in the Israeli Area C, without permits from Israel...