The Centre reported that the EU in 2023 held €72.1 billion (~$18.6 billion) in investments in Israel, compared to the United States’ €39.2 billion (~$42.4 billion). Similarly, Israel invested €65.9 billion (~$71.3 billion) in the EU, seven times more than the €8.8 billion (~$9.5 billion) invested in the United States. In 2024, European trade with Israel totaled €42.6 billion (~$46.1 billion), significantly more than the €31.6 billion (~$34.2 billion) with the United States in the same year. With crackdowns on academic and nonacademic expressions of support for the Palestinians in the United States and various European countries, Utrecht University became the first Western academic institution to boycott Israel. We’re going to do what is in the best interest of the United States of America and the Judeo-Christian West.