The ceasefire is of course a very good news, but the factors which led to the escalation did not get any answer
Media mentions – Israel / Palestine
The Israeli-Palestinian crisis have their own internal dynamic, that the US cannot influence, even when they try hard
Jeremy Shapiro is quoted in an article from L’Express on the role of the USA in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
As the EU’s Josep Borrell noted, there needs to be a movement towards a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is right. But there are no shortcuts
Despite such great economic leverage, Europeans are not able to put enough pressure on Israel, recognize the asymmetries of power it has as an occupying power, and bring the conflict to an end
Kelly Petillo comments on the uncoordinated response to the wave of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Tensions are extremely high and there is a high risk of escalation.
Kelly Petillo is interviewed about the strained relations between Israel and Palestine as well as the fresh clashes outside the Al-Aqsa mosque.
Deferring the elections does not solve the problems
If the EU wants an independent Palestine so much, it has had many opportunities over the last 15 years to help it to be born
Misconstrued desire to avoid prejudicing what remains of the Oslo process has seen the EU and its international partners miss opportunities to turn their vision of a two-state solution into reality
Hugh Lovatt’s op-ed for Gazeta Wyborcza about the EU strategy towards Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Le Mappe della crisi- Interview to Hugh Lovatt on the development of a new European strategy on Israel-Palestine