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Report Calls for New EU ApproachTo Israel, Peace Process

A new European report urges the EU to toughen its stance on Israel and push it toward a two-state solution, reports Daoud Kuttab.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to his annual meeting with European Union member state ambassadors on October 16, 2012 in Jerusalem. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON        (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

Europe, Israel’s No. 1 trading partner, is once again trying to rethink its Israel policies in light of the latter’s failure to facilitate the two-state solution. The European Council for Foreign Relations (ECFR) has issued a powerful document aimed at guiding member states in dealing with Israel, Palestinians and Arabs.

Entitled “Europe and the Vanishing Two-State Solution,” the 65-page report written by Nick Witney deals with what Europeans think about the two-state solution, the need for and the constraints on European action, concluding with specific actions the EU can take.

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