The Development and Characteristics of the European Union’s Position on the Principal Political Aspects of the Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Abstract

Over the years of the evolution of European integration, a common position of the European Communities’ member states and of the European Union has been elaborated — at first within the framework of the European Political Cooperation, then of the Common Foreign and Security Policy — regarding the key political aspects of the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The EU seeks to guarantee the national self-determination of the Israelis and the Palestinians and the compliance with the international humanitarian law and human rights. Yet, the EU’s position suffers from a lack of internal coherence within the EU and from substantial inconsistencies. Refs 78.