Eight European Union countries are demanding thousands of euros in compensation from Israel for demolishing buildings and equipment built for Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
The EU-funded project in the Jordan Valley included mobile homes and solar panels erected for a Bedouin community, located in Area C of the West Bank, a portion where Israel has full military and civil control.
But Israel claimed that the non-governmental organisation which built the structures did not seek planning permission in advance.
The EU group of countries — led by Belgium and including Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark and Ireland — have demanded €30,000 from the Israeli government in what has been termed a “symbolic” protest.
