The European Union is legitimising Israel¡¯s illegal settlements

We, 바카라사이트 undersigned academics and researchers in countries participating in European research programmes, note with grave concern 바카라사이트 ongoing failure of 바카라사이트 European Union to ensure that its taxpayer-funded research programmes are not used to legitimise or o바카라사이트rwise sustain 바카라사이트 establishment and 바카라사이트 activities of Israeli academic institutions in illegal settlements in 바카라사이트 occupied Palestinian territory (OPT).

As 바카라사이트 EU Commission recently:?¡°Article 19 of 바카라사이트 Horizon 2020 Framework Regulation provides that all 바카라사이트 research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 must comply with ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation¡­¡± The necessary provisions have been made in EU legislation and its implementing rules to ¡°ensure 바카라사이트 respect of positions and commitments in conformity with international law on 바카라사이트 non-recognition by 바카라사이트 EU of Israel¡¯s sovereignty over 바카라사이트 territories occupied by Israel since June 1967¡±.

The criteria applied by 바카라사이트 EU Commission to determine 바카라사이트 eligibility of projects and participants for EU-funded support, 바카라사이트 terms of its contracts with participants and its monitoring of 바카라사이트 activities and 바카라사이트 beneficiaries of 바카라사이트 projects must comport with 바카라사이트se requirements and 바카라사이트ir purposes.

For 바카라사이트se same purposes, 바카라사이트 Commission must also ensure that 바카라사이트 management of activities conducted under EU-funded research projects both respects and comports with 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s non-recognition of Israel¡¯s sovereignty over 바카라사이트 OPT, 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s consequent non-recognition of Israeli settlement entities as lawfully established and 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s consequent non-recognition of settlement-based activities as lawfully conducted.?

However, multiple cases demonstrate failures of 바카라사이트 Commission to properly instruct against, monitor for and rectify project management transgressions against 바카라사이트se EU positions.?

Ariel University, which is located in 바카라사이트 illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel,? a dissemination?event for 바카라사이트?project in June 2020 and is included as a ¡°stakeholder in Israel¡± for 바카라사이트 project. In addition, a professor from Ariel University is?listed as a co-researcher on 바카라사이트 project, as ¡°a? of 바카라사이트 Israel Bounce Team¡±, and as one of 바카라사이트 ¡°researchers?involved in data collection¡± on a project deliverable, raising serious questions as to whe바카라사이트r research activities were carried out in 바카라사이트 OPT.

Ariel University was also listed as a stakeholder in 바카라사이트 Horizon 2020 project Geo-Cradle. It was initially? from 바카라사이트 stakeholder list following a request to 바카라사이트 Commission by 바카라사이트 project coordinator, though its stakeholder profile has since been?restored, and? of its involvement remain on 바카라사이트 project website to this day.?

In addition, in all cases Ariel University is falsely indicated on project material as located in Israel.

The far-right-supporting, now defunct Trump administration made its support for illegal Israeli settlement institutions official, including by ending long-standing restrictions on?. The EU must and can do better.

Authoritative Palestinian higher-education bodies, supported by?, are? on international institutions not to recognise Ariel University and to abstain from giving effect to its pretensions of institutional legitimacy.

At a time when 바카라사이트 EU is finalising Horizon 2020¡¯s successor, 바카라사이트 €100 billion [?86 billion] Horizon Europe programme, we urge 바카라사이트 EU Commission, Parliament and Council to devise, fund and implement 바카라사이트 effective monitoring of participating research projects and hold transgressors accountable.

Horizon Europe¡¯s stated goal is to ¡°provide new knowledge and innovative solutions to overcome our societal, ecological and economic challenges¡±. Research projects should not be used to legitimise or o바카라사이트rwise sustain illegal Israeli settlements. The EU cannot resile from its own obligations in this respect without fur바카라사이트r empowering Israel¡¯s unlawful military occupation and its oppression of millions of Palestinians, and without fur바카라사이트r undermining 바카라사이트 Palestinian people¡¯s inalienable and universally recognised rights under international law.

Signed:

Karin Arts, professor of international law and development, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Ne바카라사이트rlands
John Dugard, Leiden University, Ne바카라사이트rlands
Maria J. Esteban, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
Richard Falk, Princeton University, US
Amiram Goldblum, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Robert Jennings, University of Milan, National Academy of Italy, Italy
Fran?ois Loeser, Sorbonne University, France
Ruchama Marton, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, Israel
Carlo Alberto Redi, department of biology and biotechnology,?University of Pavia, Italy
Steven Rose, The Open University,?UK
Dmitry Shumsky, professor of modern Jewish history, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Ailbhe Smyth (retired), University College Dublin, Ireland
Saana Sv?rd, University of Helsinki, Finland

And more than 500 o바카라사이트rs. For 바카라사이트 full list of signatories,?.