Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Palestine, has denounced it bluntly:
“Israel is the second largest per capita recipient of initial EU funding through the European Innovation Council. European institutions will have to answer for the innovations that have facilitated Israel’s assault on Gaza. This program must be stopped immediately” (X, 28 August 2025)

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The European Union finances 'Israel’s' war machine

Manu Pineda discusses the EU's direct financing of “Israel’s” war machine, channeling millions through the European Innovation Council to fund technologies of repression and genocide in Gaza.

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