Occupation and Sovereignty: Renewing EU Policy in Israel- Palestine

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Series Details December 2017
Publication Date 21/12/2017
ISBN 978-1-911544-43-2
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Developments in 2017 have brought into focus the one-state reality taking hold in Israel-Palestine. This will have unavoidable repercussions for the EU and its member states, underlining the urgent need for bolder and more decisive EU action.

The EU must take seriously the implications of an emerging one-state reality for EU-Israel relations and EU policy more generally. This should not be about discarding the two-state solution but rather acknowledging that an immediate course correction is required to avoid a fully-fledged one-state reality of perpetual occupation and unequal rights.

Despite the absence of credible US leadership, the EU and its members have the power to save the two-state solution. If they are serious about this, they must act now – and with determination. This includes supporting on-the-ground Palestinian sovereignty-building strategies, cementing the contours of a final status agreement, and leveraging Israel’s growing relations with Gulf Arab states to make meaningful Israeli steps towards de-occupation.

This report is the result of a joint project between the Foundation for European Progressive Studies and ECFR Rome.

Source Link http://www.ecfr.eu/page/-/Occupation_and_Sovereignty1.pdf
Related Links
Chatham House: Expert Comment, 15.01.18: Better Israeli-Palestinian Relations Are Possible https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/better-israeli-palestinian-relations-are-possible
Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 13.12.17: Judy Asks: Is the Two-State Solution Over? http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/75000?lang=en
EP: EPRS: At a Glance, December 2017: US recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2017/614636/EPRS_ATA(2017)614636_EN.pdf
ECFR: Commentary, 22.02.18: Time to Talk About a One State Solution? http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_time_to_talk_about_a_one_state_solution
Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 06.09.18: Israel and Palestine: Try Something Different https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/77185

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