As remote as an end to the conflict may appear today, ‘it always seems impossible until it’s done’.
Thirty years ago, on Sept 13, 1993, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin shook hands to seal the “Oslo Accords”, which were supposed to lead to a permanent settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within five years.
On the ground, the conflict is heating up once again. This year already saw more than 200 Palestinian and 35 Israeli fatalities. Terrorist attacks, both by Palestinian militants against Israelis and by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, are back at record levels. The continued violation of UN Security Council resolutions and of some of the most fundamental principles of international law is eroding trust in a rules-based international order, not just in the region but across the globe.
Because of Israel’s fait accompli policy, this solution may seem less and less viable on the ground. However, which other alternative could allow Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace? Nobody is able to articulate any other plausible answer. This initiative builds on the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative and the 2013 EU “package of political, security and economic support”, which both have foreseen such incentives to the conflict parties if they achieve peace, while also taking inspiration from existing relations between Israel and some Arab states.
On Nov 13 and 14, we will start to work together in Brussels to make this Peace Supporting Package precise and concrete.
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