After October 7: EU Policy Towards the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in 2023-2024
After October 7: EU Policy Towards the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in 2023-2024

Author(s): Michał Wojnarowicz
Subject(s): Security and defense, Studies in violence and power, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Keywords: Hamas; October 7; Tererorism;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this text is to analyse the EU policy towards Israel's war with Hamas, its dynamics, and the changes it has undergone since October 7, 2023. The starting point is an analysis of the EU’s approach in the years leading up to the crisis. Further, selected actions, changes and processes undertaken by the EU institutions at the Union level will be presented. The conclusion is an assessment of the policy, its effects and an approximation of its prospects, especially in the context of Donald Trump's second presidency. The analysis builds on desk research and interviews conducted in September 2024 with representatives of the EU institutions at various levels, diplomats, and experts on the region and EU policy towards MENA.1 Due to space limitations, the article focuses primarily on the institutional dimension of the EU level, addressing member states' actions at the bilateral level to a lesser extent. The timeframe covered in the analysis is concluded by the start of the mandate of the new European Commission on December 1, 2024.

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