Inch Palestinian areas came across a war between Israel and Iran in the shadow of the world public. At the same time, the situation is steadily worsening. Israel continues its ethnic cleaning campaign in the gas sector. Almost every day, Israeli soldiers shoot people at distribution stations. Until now, as they say, more than 400 Palestinians have come.
The Israeli army barely controlled the western coast and built additional control points, which massively limit the western coast and Palestinians in this area. In addition, in the refugee camps, the systematic destruction of civil infrastructure and the gradual annexation of the Palestinian regions continues. All these measures undermine the path to two state decision.
Israel consolidates an apartheid regime in occupied areas and makes any solution to the utopia conflict. Military aggression on the western bank leads to further destabilization. The European Union must finally take specific measures against attacks in the Palestinian areas. The previous EU attitude to the dialogue with Israel instead of considering sanctions, did not lead to the termination or even limiting the cruelty of the crew on the west coast.
The EU condemned the expansion of settlements and the expulsion of the Bedouin communities in the occupied Palestinian region, as well as the requirements of the coalition politicians to destroy the mosque on the temple mountain. In particular, however, there was no longer appeared than a proposal to lead to a “regular and structured dialogue with the Israeli government on these issues.” Without success.
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Tahani Mustafa
Palestinian analyst with an emphasis on security, social policy and management. She received a doctoral degree in political science and international research.
Sanctions only against people
Similarly, the discussion of member states at the beginning of 2020 was devastated than rethinking the financing of the European initiative in the neighborhood for Israel, the consideration of trade agreements and the provision of an agreement on the Association of Israeli steps to annexation of units of the Western coast.
Finally, the EU Association Council justified the meeting with Israel that this was the opportunity to test relations and confirm the need to cease to be a ceasefire in the gas sector and unhindered access to humanitarian aid. One wanted to save the dialogue, and not stop the tribunal for Israel, said about the delegates. Just a few weeks later, Israel resumed his campaign to destroy in the gas sector and blocked the delivery of humanitarian aid for almost three months.
Meanwhile, in the western bank, the Israeli government continued to promote the annexation of the districts and strengthened its vision of the “Jewish dominance” over the Palestinians. In March of this year, the EU again brought comprehensive economic measures against Israel, when he stated that he would consider his association agreement and, possibly, prohibits European companies on the western bank engaged in Israel.
Sanctions remain against a handful of people and objects of the movement of settlers. The armed forces of Israel are in the process of active transformation of the architecture of the West Coast. With the beginning of the operation “Iron Wall” in January, the evacuation of refugees camps, which houses armed Palestinian groups. At least 40,000 people were sold.
Exile from “Groß-Sirael”
The Israeli army is preceded by a precedent of cruelty on the western shore, bombed from the air and uses drones to attack. The official reason is the persecution of Palestinian militias. In fact, the operation controls the larger plan of Israeli extremists. Hardliners in the government want to consolidate Israeli control and oust the Palestinians to create a “large-Israeli”.
The fears of the Palestinians on the western bank are growing, which Israel will make the right extremists, and that they can enter into force neighboring countries, that, as Jordanian officials warned, will become an existential risk of stability of their country and will be considered a “military act”. Israeli legal reforms also contribute to the movement to contribute to the expansion of land in still occupied areas.
Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem are also affected by measures. In May, a disputed plan “E1” was shot for the construction of 3412 residential units for Israeli settlers. The EU rejects the construction that would make a ring of settlements around Jerusalem perfect and, thus, will reduce the population of the Palestinians in Eastern Jerusalem from the west coast. In addition, construction means the expulsion of the Bedouins living there.
The plans in the field of E1 are more than 30 years, but have always been suspended from the international protest. Also in May, Israel approved the construction of at least 22 new settlements, including the recognition of existing informal, as well as from an Israeli point of view, to date, illegal settlements. The future for the Palestinians on the western shore looks dark.
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The dismemberment, shrinkage and isolation of the Palestinian regions and the economic consequences obtained will significantly worsen the ability of the Palestinian power (PA), a limited region, which it allegedly controlled and ruled. Pa has been in a constant financial crisis for many years. President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas hardly loves legitimacy in the eyes of the Palestinians.
Since the Palestinians are increasingly cruel to Israeli violence caused by the Groß-Sisrael project and the conditions of their daily life, it cannot be excluded that sooner or later will look for new forms of armed resistance. At the conference of the Council “Foreign Affairs” on June 23, the EU member states could not agree. The Association Agreement continues to exist.
Ultimately, the last confrontation between Israel and Iran will also help to refrain from measures against Israeli politics on the west coast and, above all, against the military approach in the Gaza Strip. However, that would be a mistake. The occupied Palestinian areas have long been a regional stove, especially in the last 20 months.
If European leaders of states and governments seriously cope with the escalation of uncertainty and want to maintain their political authority in the region, they must keep Israel in any form for actions that clearly violate their own human rights standards and long -existing Red lines of the EU.
Commercial stop with settlement companies
Member states must take measures to put pressure on Israel, so that not only cruel attacks and restrictions on the delivery of auxiliary goods end in stripes of the gases. The brutal approach of the military on the western shore should also stop preventing the impending mass movement of the Palestinian population.
The diplomatic pressure that came out of Norway, Ireland, Spain, and then in Slovenia from the recognition of the Palestinian state, unfortunately, remained ineffective to subject Israeli under diplomatic pressure, as earlier recognition of European countries. In order to prevent Israel from undermining the territorial basis of the future state of Palestine, more significant measures are required.
The lack of unanimity in the EU from the continuing support of Israel with such countries as Hungary means that the complete suspension of the association agreement is unlikely. Nevertheless, the qualified majority of member states can still suspend parts of the agreement that are associated with the preference of trading tariffs and access to Israel to such programs as Horizon Europe. This will help to impose Israel on a prize in the gas sector and on the western bank.
You can also do more to act against the Settlement of Israel, which has long been held on the west coast and is currently currently relevant for gas. The ban on trade with Jewish companies on the western bank and the ban on investment in settlements are measures that can also be implemented with a qualified majority. It would also be possible to expand existing sanctions on Israeli objects, such as resolving tips.
If the EU is taking steps to curb Israeli violations of international norms, the state alliance can finally begin to realize its ambitions as a geopolitical subject that is able to defend economic and political influence on the world arena. Instead of allowing Israel to always cross the Red lines of the EU without fear of consequences, the member states should resist the consolidation of regional stability and support a decision from the two states.
