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The European Union decision June 20 to endorse the French Middle East Peace Initiative was influenced by the perception at the highest levels in Brussels that the Israeli government has taken a sharp turn toward an annexation policy with the entry of Avigdor Liberman into the Ministry of Defense.
Indeed, the resolution of the EU council of foreign ministers to support the French initiative and to call for an international peace conference on a two-state solution before the end of the year is a challenge to the Benjamin Netanyahu government. The Israeli government is concerned that this move will drive the Barack Obama administration to embrace a two-state solution policy platform as a legacy for the next US president.
