Israel has bombed and bulldozed €150m of EU-funded buildings in Gaza and West Bank – but never paid back a cent

17 hours ago by EatingOnions to c/europe

Israel has damaged at least €150m of European taxpayer-funded structures in Gaza and the West Bank, but not paid back one euro, according to an EUobserver investigation compiling data from the EU and third-party aid groups, amid Brussels' wall of silence.
usernameunnecessary 24 points 16 hours ago

Is "paying back" really the issue here? Or should it be the dissonant stance of Europe where we're still cozy with a genocidal, out of control aggresor who's destroyed the progress we funded?

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Zombie 16 points 17 hours ago

I don't know about everyone else, but I don't think the cents are particularly important in the grand scheme of things...

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Damage 3 points 13 hours ago

Not even the €millions

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mech 16 points 16 hours ago

What a devious plan of the EU, funding terrorist infrastructure in Gaza!
Like a (terrorist) hospital and a (terrorist) desalination plant.

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Successful_Try543 4 points 2 hours ago

In fact, all terrorists were drinking water.

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Paragone 9 points 11 hours ago

Speaking as-if cents were the real harm enforced, not lives..

the "values" that do that..

are not humane values.

🙏

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Photonic 3 points 10 hours ago

Lives are more important obviously, but money makes the world go around unfortunately. Whatever gets people on board boycotting Israel goes I guess

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Zwuzelmaus 3 points 17 hours ago

"Back" - to EU or what the f would that mean?

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