A recent analysis by Statewatch and Al Jazeera reveals that European Union (EU) departments and universities, including in Spain, are entering profitable contracts with Israeli companies despite the latter's prolonged history of human rights violations in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank. The data spans from January 2022 to July 2025, highlighting that Spain alone agreed to 14 contracts worth approximately €227 million ($257m), with most funds stemming from a 207 million euro deal between the Spanish Defence Ministry and Rafael for "aerial combat systems." This trend is not exclusive to Spain, as public institutions in EU member states have signed nearly 2.7 billion euros ($3.1bn) worth of contracts with Israeli companies. The value may be higher due to EU files reporting only a fraction of the contracts and listing some with improbably low values. Remarkably, this business-as-usual approach by the EU contrasts with ongoing trials at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for allegedly violating the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip. In 2024, the ICJ found a "real and imminent risk" of irreparable harm to Palestinians and ruled that all states should neither assist nor facilitate Israel's continued unlawful presence in the occupied territories. Yussef Al Tamimi, an assistant professor at the Department of Legal Studies at the Central European University in Vienna, Austria, notes that the EU's permissive approach towards Israel is "legally untenable." This trend continues despite countries like Sweden, which was the first Western European nation to recognize Palestine in 2014, and Spain, which has expressed solidarity with Palestinians and opposed Israel's military assault on Gaza, not barring public institutions from purchasing goods and services from Israeli companies. The majority of contracts were for advanced technologies and other goods requiring precision engineering, extensive technical expertise, and specialized manufacturing facilities, including weapons systems and computer chips. Notably, Hungary, Israel's closest ally in Europe, signed the highest number of contracts, worth nearly €603 million ($684m). Germany, known for its support for the Israeli state, has also purchased numerous products and services from Israeli companies, with some contract values undisclosed. The data set includes 37 contracts between German institutions and Israeli companies for military equipment, cybersecurity software, laboratory tools, and medical equipment, among other things. The EU's financial ties with Israel persist despite ongoing legal obligations to eliminate, alleviate, and rectify the illegal occupation of Palestine as per ICJ rulings.