European Investment Bank faces assessment in Israeli war crimes complicity case

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) says its complaint accusing the European Investment Bank (EIB) of complicity in Israeli war crimes has moved to a formal assessment phase within the bank’s complaints mechanism.

“This development is not merely procedural - it is a political and legal milestone, signaling that a European institution is being forced to reckon with its complicity in grave breaches of international law,” HRF said in a statement.

The complaint, filed on 20 June, demands the EIB suspend and investigate more than $1.1bn in investments linked to Israeli companies blacklisted by the UN for involvement in illegal settlements, including Bank Leumi and Electra. 

HRF said the case is a “turning point” as for the first time, "a European institution must account for how its public funds are fueling Israel’s apartheid system".