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The Multilateralisation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Call for an EU Initiative
The "battleground" of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is shifting from its local context, where it has been placed in the Oslo, Intifada and Roadmap/Quartet periods, to its original dimension: the international arena. While it is indeed unclear if a multilateral approach will fare well, it is a fact that the unilateral/bilateral approach has failed. Having reached the end of the Middle East Peace Process as we have known it for the past decades, it is about time to be open-minded about realistic alternatives. This paper analyses these potential scenarios, the roles played by the main local and international actors, and outlines how a EU multilateral initiative should look like.
1. A structural shift in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
2. Four discourses on the multilateralisation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
2.1 PLO: multilateralism as the only way out
2.2 Israel: multilateralism as an act of unilateralism and aggression
2.3 United States: multilateralism as a danger to US mediation
2.4 Europe: multilateralism as an opportunity
3. A strategic role for the EU in a multilateral setting
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