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There is unprecedented concern and alarm at European Union headquarters with Israel’s accelerated settlement and annexation policies.
EU leadership and some of its leading member states consider themselves as the real architects of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 on the Israeli settlements. Indeed, France joined forces with Egypt and the Palestinians for the drafting of the resolution proposal — with the United States being informed. From the French point of view, the upcoming Jan. 15 Paris Conference, the July Quartet report and the Security Council resolution are part of an ensemble of moves designed to revive a two-state solution process.
