Palestine
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Israel-Palestine: Intercepted
4 December 201235 Trouw Amsterdam -
The front page: 4 December 2012
4 December 2012PresseuropDie Presse, I Kathimerini, Público & 4 others -
Editorial: Every man for himself
30 November 20124117Presseurop -
EU-Middle East: European disunion
29 November 201222 Neues Deutschland Berlin -
EU-Middle East: When Europe had a foreign policy
29 November 201215846 El País Madrid -
Israel-Palestine: Europe disapproves
21 November 201234 The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem -
Israel-Palestine: Fortunately no-one’s waiting for Europe
21 November 201222133 El Periódico de Catalunya Barcelona -
Israel-Palestine: An eye for an eye
20 November 201253 Le Temps Geneva -
Trade: EU opens borders to Palestinian produce
28 September 2011651PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Middle East: Europe stuck in the middle of the road
21 September 2011832 An-Nahar Beirut -
Middle East: Europe has a role to play
28 July 2011751 Al Hayat London -
Israel – Palestine: Ashton letter fails to impress Americans
15 June 2011161PresseuropHa’aretz -
Diplomacy: 5 billion to aid Arab revolutions
26 May 201128PresseuropEl País -
Palestinian Territories: Italian activist murdered in Gaza
15 April 2011PresseuropIl Manifesto -
Middle East: Sarkozy wants EU at the table
28 September 2010PresseuropLe Figaro -
Union for the Mediterranean: The Med’s adrift
23 September 201055 El País Madrid -
Middle East: Sidelined Europe can still be of help
2 September 2010PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Israel: Europe's most costly "member"
18 August 2010931 Público Madrid -
ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Europe got it right... in 1980
14 June 2010391 The New York Times New York -
Middle East: Author may ban Hebrew editions of his work
3 June 2010PresseuropDagens Nyheter -
Ballaman, La Liberté (Fribourg): Maintaining the blockade
2 June 2010 -
Gaza flotilla: Why is Israel judged by different standards?
1 June 2010PresseuropBlog -
Diplomacy: A blunder that alienates Israel
1 June 2010407 Presseurop -
Israel / Palestine: Gaza flotilla attack, not too pleasant
31 May 2010PresseuropBlog -
Israel/Palestine: Barcelona summit bogs down in semantics
14 April 2010PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya -
Middle East: Europe should rethink its aid to Palestine
22 March 20104 Financial Times London -
Trade: EU hands Palestinians a legal victory
26 February 2010PresseuropLe Soir -
Diplomacy: Dubai killing provokes international incident
17 February 2010PresseuropThe Independent -
Israel/Palestine: No EU passports for Mossad, asks Hamas
3 February 2010PresseuropEUobserver.com -
European Union: The truth about Serbia
23 December 2009221 The Guardian London -
Justice: Israel livid over Livni arrest warrant
16 December 2009PresseuropThe Times -
United Kingdom: Tony Blair, Europe's main man?
24 September 2009PresseuropThe Independent -
Middle East: Secret talks with Hamas
15 September 2009PresseuropEUobserver.com -
Hassan Bleibel, Al-Mustaqbal (Beyrouth): Netanyahu in Europe
26 August 2009 -
Middle East: Israel and Palestine - a Eurovision
22 May 20096 The Guardian London
Incapable once again of taking a unified position on a matter of foreign policy, European countries are voting independently on UN non-member state observer status for the Palestinian Territories. Yet there was a time when Europeans claimed to have a key role to play in the peace process. 
Left on the sidelines by the Arab Spring, the EU has not found its voice in the renewed conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. It is as if the EU has given up on playing a role in a region that is in its own backyard. 
In offering an alternative to the U.S. position on recognition of a Palestinian state, the EU is exposing itself to criticism and pressure from both the Palestinians and the Israelis. 
After years of playing a secondary role in the Arab world, the EU now has an opportunity to exert a positive influence in a region where the United States and Russia have failed to respond to radical change. An Al-Hayat columnist outlines how Europe can make a difference. 
The enthusiasm with which the Union for the Mediterranean was launched two years ago has been steadily waning ever since. The main reason why, says French political philosopher Sami Naïr, is the lack of a serious EU commitment to the region. 
Even though it is supposed to be a privileged partner of the European Union, Israel regularly targets infrastructure paid for by the EU during its attacks on Palestinians.
So why is Europe not demanding compensation? 
Thirty years ago, Europe advocated self-determination for the Palestinian people. In the aftermath of the Israeli army attack on the Gaza flotilla, two Israeli authors argue that it remains the only viable solution to the Middle East conflict. 
The Israeli military's attack on Gaza Freedom flotilla, which resulted in at least nine deaths onboard the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara has prompted an outcry in Europe, where the press is calling for the EU and the international community to take Israel to task, and worrying about the consequences of an escalation of tensions between Israel and Turkey. 
Following Catherine Ashton’s trip to Israel and Palestine, EU foreign ministers are gathered in Brussels on 22 March seeking to define union policy in the Middle East. According to the Financial Times, it should start by rethinking the question of aid to the Palestinian territories. 
Serbia’s formal application for EU membership on 22 December has been hailed as a great step forward. David Cronin in the Guardian, however, accuses Europe of “brazen hypocrisy” in its dealings towards the former pariah state. 
Israel has long taken part in the Eurovision song contest and in European football tournaments. And what if it became a member of the European Union? Unlikely, argues Sarfraz Manzoor, but a tantalising prospect for peace in the region.