Siden starten af 1997 har Den Europæiske Union via sine ledere af missionen i Tel Aviv iagttaget de israelske bosættelsesaktiviteter, situationen i Jerusalem og menneskerettighedssituationen i Vestjordan og Gaza-striben.
Since early 1997, the EU, through its heads of mission in Tel Aviv, has been monitoring Israeli settlement activities, the situation in Jerusalem and the human rights situation in the West Bank and Gaza.