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Prospects of reinvigorating the Middle East Peace Process: a possible joint EU-US undertaking

Study requested by the AFET Committee, European Parliament, 2022

The resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has been an issue of strategic and common interest for the European Union (EU) and the United States (USA), for which they have both sought to cooperate from the onset. The Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) was initiated through the 1991 Madrid Conference co-sponsored by the Soviet Union and the USA. However, the most recent developments, such as the clashes in Gaza and the acts of violence in the West Bank that began in the summer of 2022, demonstrate that despite the numerous initiatives of international actors, these efforts have failed to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. This study recommends that the EU should realise that the current status quo is not sustainable, considering that this situation could be further eradicating its influence over the MEPP and the Israeli and Palestinian actions, as well as undermining its legitimacy on the global scene. Instead of focusing on creating a new standing EU-USA mechanism on the MEPP, the EU should take a new stance of acting more independently while remaining loyal to its principles and approach towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The European Union Political Involvement in the Middle East Conflict and Middle East Peace Process

The European Union Political Involvement in the Middle East Conflict and Middle East Peace Process, 2020

This paper will focus on the developing political positions of Europe towards the Conflict and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The goal of this research is twofold. Firstly, it aims at providing a narrative of the developing policies and the role of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Union (EU). Secondly to“un-pick” this narrative to identify the main determinants of that role. These determinants are identified as: a) the divergent interests and identities of the member states, b) the relations of member states towards the U.S and vice-versa, c) the inclination of Israel to resist a European political role, and the preferences of some member states to protect Israel’s interests, and d) the hindrances caused by the institutional structures and mechanisms of the EPC/CFSP in presenting a unified, coherent and independent political role. The research concludes that the relevance of realist interpretations of EU foreign-policy making suggests that the development of a (limited) European political role in recent decades has been more a consequence of functional spill-overs and external environment than the supranationalist integration within the EU.

The Role of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the European Union' Strategy towards the Middle East

University of Novi Sad Hungarian Language Teacher Training Faculty Subotica, 2019

The weight of the world is moving East, and EU Member States alone cannot compete with large emerging powers. There is a challenge for EU Member States to participate in global decision-making together. In the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) the EU works with its Eastern Neighbors to foster stabilization, security and prosperity, in line with the global strategy of the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy. The paper would discuss the role of the ENP towards the Palestinian – Israeli conflict, reviewing the main positions in the development of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the EU. The paper aims to provide an analysis how can the EU obtain enhanced role towards the conflict in order to achieve better solution. The paper is based on strategic documents and interviews obtained from the policy makers of the European Union and Palestine Authority.

Evaluate the role of the European Union in the Middle East Peace Process

2010

Despite the EU’s willingness to participate in the MEPP it would appear that this effort does not always translate into achievement. Throughout this essay there is the belief that the EU has been working hard to achieve success in the MEPP, yet external and internal dynamics have often been stronger in shaping the EU's results than the EU itself has. A for Effort, C for Achievement.

From the Euro-Arab Dialogue to a Euro- Arab Summit: Revamping the EU-Arab Partnership

Mediterranean Yearbook , 2018

It would be simple – and somehow unmistaken – to present the Euro-Arab Dialogue (EAD) as the story of a failure. Nevertheless, if the EAD is to be recalled as a milestone in Euro-Arab relations, it is because it engendered an unprecedented attempt, within a longstanding relationship, to undertake an interregional discussion. Behind that turning point lay the Arab need for support in the Palestinian cause and European reliance on Arab oil resourc- es.