Israel / Palestine

Open letter: EU action for peace in Israel-Palestine

  • Open letter

An open letter by high-ranking former European Union officials urges Europe to reject a United States Middle East plan in the case that it promotes unequal rights between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. A number of ECFR Council Members have signed it. 

Israel’s foreign policy after its snap election

  • Hugh Lovatt
  • Commentary

Amidst allegations of fraud and bribery, Israeli PM Netanyahu has called for a snap election on 9 April. In what direction could a new Israeli government take its foreign policy?

Mali, Algeria, and the uneasy search for peace

  • Andrew Lebovich
  • Commentary

This summer, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was re-elected to Mali's presidency; his plan for peace in the country can stem the conflict, but as the Algerian case shows, the process of reconciliation can be daunting 

ECFR’s two state parameters

  • Hugh Lovatt
  • Commentary

ECFR’s two state parameters provide a framework through which the EU can step up its efforts to achieve the just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a two state solution

Time to Talk About a One State Solution?

  • Peter Hain
  • Commentary

I am both a longstanding supporter of the Palestinian cause and a friend of Israel. As a British Minister for the Middle East in 1999-2001…

EU backed into a corner on Israel-Palestine

  • Hugh Lovatt
  • Commentary

Trump’s Jerusalem announcement and Netanyahu’s visit have placed unprecedented strain on Europe’s Israel-Palestine policy. 

The long road towards Palestinian re-unification

  • Hugh Lovatt
  • Commentary

Even if current steps do not immediately lead to full national reunification, they can still be an important opening that can provide at least partial relief for Gaza and stabilise the Palestinian political scene