About: Palestine

Israel’s natural gas windfall in Europe is bad news for Palestinians
Massive capital flows toward Israel and its increased strategic importance in Europe’s rush to acquire independence from Russian fossil fuels will translate into a new geopolitical balance in the Middle East, writes Joseph Dana.
Unity of Palestinian groups: What the EU should do
The EU can play an effective role to achieve the main objective which is the two-state solution. Initially, it should recognise Palestine based on the 1967 borders and condition it with disarming Hamas, writes Hamid Bahrami.
Israel needs good relations with Europe
Israel has a vested interest in a strong European Union. It needs European partners in order to maintain its Zionist vision of a Jewish state. But Europe is losing interest in the Middle East peace process and Israel itself is not helping matters, warns Nitzan Horowitz.
Beyond labelling: How Europe can save the two-state solution
The EU Foreign Affairs Council last month reaffirmed its policy of differentiating between products made in Israel, and those produced in settlements. By so doing, it upheld the principle underpinning in its labeling guidelines of November 2015, writes Mousa Jiryis.
Why EU guidelines on Israeli settlements are welcome
EU guidelines on the "indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967" are a long overdue step forward, writes MEP Alyn Smith.
EU decision to boycott settlement products will hurt Palestinian jobs
The EU decision to adopt new labeling on Israel's settlement products is perceived as an act of discrimination which will not help the diplomatic process, writes Yossi Lempkowicz.
Revitalising the Middle East Quartet post-Blair?
As the Middle East Quartet comes back to life, the EU must allow its member states to play an active role in the informal international group, to promote peace in the region, writes Nimrod Goren.
Challenges for EU soft power in the Middle East
Diplomacy and development are the foundations of the EU’s influence in the world. But they can only be effective if we truly understand the cultural and political landscapes of the countries we are trying to influence, writes Hans Gustaf Wessberg.
Spreading ripples of hope from Europe to Palestine
Four national European parliaments have already voted to recognize Palestinian statehood. It's time the European Parliament does the same, Ilan Baruch writes.
I hope MEPs will join me in voting to recognise Palestine
A legally binding vote to unconditionally recognise Palestine is the very least the EU can do, writes Keith Taylor.