دور الاتحاد الأوروبي في عملية السلام الفلسطينية الإسرائيلية من وجهة نظر فلسطينية

Abstract EN

This research paper aims to assess the effectiveness of the European role in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process based on the Palestinian viewpoint.

The research problem is centered in general on the importance of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which has always been a source of concern for the European Union, and which has stated on more than one occasion that the continuation of this conflict will undermine stability in the Middle East, In addition, some European Union countries believed that the emergence of some conflicts in the region, and the exacerbation of the phenomenon of militant groups, were mainly due to the continued Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Therefore, the European Union tried to find a foothold in the political process between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

Therefore, this study attempts to test the hypothesis of the effectiveness of this role and its independence from the American role in the political process between the Palestinians and Israel.

The study conducted structured and face-to-face interviews with official Palestinian leaders, academics, national and Islamic leaders in Palestinian parties and factions, diplomats and strategic experts.

Through the interviews and questions raised, the study concluded that the positions of the European Union in principle; support the rights of the Palestinian people in order to reach a peaceful solution to the Palestinian- Israeli conflict on the principle of a two- state solution, but this role was not effective enough to practice pressure on Israel to accept the two-state solution due to internal and external reasons related to the structure of the union and the interests of the countries under its framework.

Based on the foregoing, the study recommends that the European Union, as a major political and economic power, should go beyond its traditional role, impose economic sanctions on Israel, activate the role of the boycott of settlement products, recognize the state of Palestine on the 1967 borders, and support the efforts of the Palestinian leadership in holding a multilateral conference to activate the peace process..