Hamas: The EU’s new Palestine dilemma
It may be better for the EU to provide more carrots and fewer sticks for Hamas.
Read MoreIt may be better for the EU to provide more carrots and fewer sticks for Hamas.
Read MoreIf Yasser Arafat’s death is to signify anything, the European Union must radically rethink its role as a mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read MoreThe latest Egyptian diplomatic initiative to revive the peace process is sustained by a belief that the art of the possible will pave the way for the wishful. However, an Egyptian presence in the Gaza Strip would not expedite peace and may have dire long-term consequences.
Read MoreThe latest Egyptian diplomatic initiative to revive the peace process is sustained by a belief that the art of the possible will pave the way for the wishful. However, an Egyptian presence in the Gaza Strip may have dire long-term consequences.
Read MoreUS President George W Bush’s support for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s latest unilateral moves is a severe blow to the prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Read MoreProminent European politicians who came out recently in favour of an alternative peace plan should push the EU to support Israelis and Palestinians embracing other avenues to peace.
Read MoreThe European Union should confine itself to supervising reforms in the Palestinian Authority rather than trying to play a central role in the Middle East peace process, according to a senior Israeli cabinet advisor.
Read MoreIsraeli and Palestinian civil society should not count on their deadlocked politicians to deliver peace and must join forces to mobilise grassroots support for a peaceful resolution to the violent conflict.
Read MoreThe whereabouts in Belgium of exiled Palestinian Khalil Mohammed Abdullah Nawareh remain shrouded in secrecy owing to concerns for his safety and public order.
Read MoreIsrael may seek the extradition of 13 Palestinian militants exiled to Europe in an EU-brokered deal once their initial year-long period of asylum expires.
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