[PDF] The Role Of The European Union In The Resolution Of The Israeli Palestinian Issue eBook

Author : Sharon Pardo
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 49,53 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739127551

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This book offers an analysis of the dynamics of Israeli-European relations and discusses significant developments in that relationship from the late 1950s through to the present day. The emphasis is placed on five broad themes that address different dimensions of the relationship: 1) Israeli-E.U. relations and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process; 2) Israeli-E.U. relations in a multilateral context; 3) the bilateral nature of Israeli-E.U. relations; 4) Israeli (mis)perceptions of the E.U.; 5) the future of Israeli-E.U. relations.

Author : Muriel Asseburg
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 19,74 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Arab countries
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This Chaillot Paper examines European involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict. It focuses on European Union involvement in the conflict, with special, but not exclusive, attention to EU involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian dimension of the conflict.

Author : Steffen Schulz
Publisher : diplom.de
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 48,33 MB
Release : 2002-05-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3832453970

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Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: The Union's position and role: Promoter of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace and of prosperity for the region; Key player in the political and economic process (The European Union on its Middle East policy web site). This way of portraying itself does not leave any doubt about the position and role of the European Union (EU) in the Arab-Israeli conflict. In practice, however, the EU does not appear to be very influential in the region. So far all treaties and agreements concerning the Middle East peace process have been achieved under the mediation and sometimes the intervention of the United States (U.S.). Europe has usually watched these political developments from the sidelines. That does not mean that in this region Europe has no role at all. The EU is involved in the peace process not in the political, however, but in the economic part. Since the Oslo-agreement in 1993 European money has kept the quasi-state of the Palestinians alive and thus the EU is usually perceived as payer but not as player in the Arab-Israeli conflict. At the moment, however, in which the situation in the Middle East is characterised by violent clashes between Palestinians and Israelis and in which there is the widespread assumption that the peace process is on the brink of disaster, there are growing demands that Europe should also play a greater political role in the region. Indeed, in recent weeks Europe has appeared as a mediator between Israelis and Palestinians. In the name of Europe the German foreign minister Joschka Fischer has acted twice as a mediator between both conflict parties. Particularly the Arabs and Palestinians want the EU to get involved more strongly in the peace process. They perceive America, which is doubtlessly the most powerful actor in the conflict, as biased and more in favour of Israel and therefore they hope that Europe could be a kind of counterweight to the U.S Against this background it has to be asked whether the European Union would be able to play a major political role so that one could speak about Europe not only as payer but also as player in the peace process? In order to answer this question it is firstly necessary to examine the main aspects that determine the capabilities and limits of the European Union in international affairs. One of the main factors in this respect is doubtlessly the concept of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the institutional framework which is [...]

Author : Naveed Ahmad Tahir
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 2009
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West Europe played a crucial role in the creation of Israel in the midst of the Arab world, thus sowing the seeds of a stubborn conflict that has defied resolution even after the passage of six decades. It nurtured and protected Israel throughout its infancy, often at the expense of the dispossessed Palestinians, and it was only in the late sixties that the US took over this role from West Europe. The European Community countries which had been toeing the American line, took some years to develop a common policy on the Arab-Israeli issue as distinct from American policy. Historical realities, such as the unspeakable horrors of the holocaust made the West Europeans too timid to look at the issue in an unbiased manner. Physical nearness to the Middle East and energy dependence were important factors, which forced the Europeans to review their blatantly pro-Israeli stance in the seventies and adopt a semblance of balance in their policy towards the protagonists. With the world community through various UN resolutions having acknowledged the Palestinian issue as a core political and humanitarian problem in the Middle East, that needed to be resolved in a just and equitable manner, the Europeans were had-pressed to see it in a new light, and this was reflected in the various declarations and statements issued by the community, which with time become bolder. Nevertheless, a notable aspect of the European Union's policy on the Palestinian-Israeli issue is that on several occasions it has been poised to take a serious independent initiative to resolve the issue, but has been held back by Washington, which is determined to retain its predominant role in the region.

Author : Dimitris Bouris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317915291

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This book analyses the present European Union (EU) approach to state-building, both in policy and operation. It offers a review of the literature on peace-building, EU state-building and conflict resolution, before examining in detail the EU’s role as a state-builder in the case of the Occupied Palestinian Territories following the 1993 Oslo Accords. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and over 140 interviews carried out in Brussels, London, Jerusalem and Ramallah with EU, Palestinian and Israeli officials as well as academics, members of NGOs and civil society, the author evaluates the present approach of state-building and offers a framework to test the effectiveness of the EU as a state-builder. Examining security sector reform, judiciary sector reform and the rule of law, the book brings the ‘voices from the field’ to the forefront and measures the contribution of the EU to state-building against a backdrop of on-going conflict and a polarised social setting. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, EU politics, Middle Eastern politics, conflict resolution and state-building.

Author : Benedetta Voltolini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 18,56 MB
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 131753624X

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This book examines lobbying in EU foreign policy-making and the activities of non-state actors (NSAs), focusing on EU foreign policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It sheds light on the interactions between the EU and NSAs as well as the ways in which NSAs attempt to shape EU foreign policies. By analysing issues that have not yet received systematic attention in the literature, this book offers new insights into lobbying in EU foreign policy, EU relations surrounding the conflict and the EU’s broader role in the peace process. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political science, international relations, EU politics, EU foreign policy-making, Middle East studies and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Author : Patrick Müller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 25,43 MB
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1136597360

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This book examines the interplay between the national and the European levels in EU foreign policymaking, focusing on the Middle East. European engagement in peacemaking in the Middle East dates back to foreign-policy cooperation in the early 1970s. Following the launch of the peace process in 1991, the EU and its Member States further stepped up their involvement in conflict resolution, focusing on one central area of EU engagement – the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This book covers the period from the beginning of the peace process in 1991 until 2008, and focuses on the actions of the big three Member States: Germany, France and the UK. Using the Europeanization concept as framework of analysis, the book examines the problematic dynamics between these Member States’ national foreign-policy models and the construction of a common European conflict-resolution policy. It also provides interesting new insights into the EU’s international role and potential, addressing the often neglected question of how Europeanization effects help to mitigate some of the classical limitations of European foreign policymaking. The book will be of great interest to students of EU policy, Middle Eastern Politics, peace and conflict resolution, security studies and IR.

Author : Nikola Tomić
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2021-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1000417573

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This book examines how the different normative foundations of conflict resolution held by various global actors, their understandings of justice, and the differences between types of conflict influence the varying means by which conflicts can be prevented, managed, and ultimately resolved. By combining insights from political theory, conflict studies, and European Union (EU) foreign policy studies, the book identifies the EU as the key case of a conflict manager that is both a product and a defender of a global liberal order. It focuses on three aspects of conflict resolution that pose their own sets of both normative and empirical dilemmas: resolving border disputes; strengthening the resilience of weak or divided states and societies after regime change, and intervention in humanitarian crises. Furthermore, it offers a comparative analysis between a potentially distinctive European approach and that of other global actors and reflects critically on situations where policy practice may not always reflect a concern for justice, asking what countervailing forces prevail and why. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students in European and EU Studies, Area studies, Conflict Resolution, War Studies, EU Foreign Policy Political Theory, International relations as well as policymakers.