While the deal has been welcome, official statements have also stressed this development should be a catalyst for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace-making
Hugh Lovatt tells that European policymakers had been taken by surprise by the UAE-Israel peace agreement
Hugh Lovatt discusses Trump's Peace to Prosperity plan and annexation of the West Bank
Mr Johnson should give a lead now to the many in Israel, the region and Europe who oppose annexation by warning of severe consequences stemming from it
Hugh Lovatt calls for PM Boris Johnson to give a lead to the many in Israel, the region and Europe who oppose annexation
Going forward, it is not just about what is stopped in terms of the [EU-Israel] relationship, but what future agreements the EU and Israel are unable to enter into because of annexation
Hugh Lovatt comments on Europe-Israel relations following the West Bank annexation
If an annexation is likely to to provoke strong condemnation within the European Union, the impossibility for the EU to agree its 27 members on a text removes the possibility of sanctions against the Hebrew State
Hugh Lovatt comments on Germany-Israel relations and EU strategy in the context of the West Bank annexation.
Europe bears part of the blame. It has witnessed the expansion of the settlements without opposing them decisively. The peace process has become dysfunctional.
In the newly published Crisis Map realised by ECFR in partnership with La Stampa, Hugh Lovatt discusses Europe-Israel relations following the West Bank annexation
Europe should consolidate its relations with its traditional partners in order to prevent further military escalation
The German newspaper refers to the Middle East New Battle Lines project recommendations.
International standards and Europe’s own laws must now form the basis for EU relations with Israel
In his column, Hugh Lovatt discusses how the annexation of the West Bank will put an end to the two-state solution so valued by Europe
Yet, as annexation looms his declaration should nonetheless be interpreted as one last desperate shot across the bow
Hugh Lovatt comments on the threats by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end security cooperation with Israel
Hugh Lovatt comments on the threats by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end security cooperation with Israel