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Relations between the European Union and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) were established in 1975 as part of the Euro-Arab Dialogue. [1] The EU is a member of the Quartet and is the single largest donor of foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority. [2] [3] [4] International recognition of Israel and Palestine in Europe.
Relations between Israel and the European Union are generally positive on the economic level, though affected by the Israeli–Palestinian conflict on the political level. [2] In particular, Israel views four decades of EU declarations on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict as one-sided and pro-Palestinian. [3]
Pro-Palestine protest in Kreuzberg, Berlin, 21 October 2023. After the Oslo Peace Agreement of 1993 and the creation of the Palestinian Authority, relations with reunified Germany were put on a new footing. Several German foundations became active in Palestine and partnership agreements were signed between German and Palestinian cities. [7]
“Recognition is a tangible step toward a viable political track leading to Palestinian self-determination,” said Hugh Lovatt, a senior policy fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations.
The foreign relations of the State of Palestine have been conducted since the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964. [1] Since the Oslo Accords , it seeks to obtain universal recognition for the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders , with East Jerusalem as its capital.
A man walks past graffiti reading 'Free Palestine', amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, November 15. - Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
Relations between the European Union and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) were established in 1975 as part of the Euro-Arab Dialogue. [58] The EU is a member of the Quartet and is the single largest donor of foreign aid to Palestinians. [59] [60] Palestine has been a member of the EU Southern Neighborhood since 1995.
The war showed divisions along ethnic and religious lines in France, which home to more than six million Muslims and the largest Jewish population in Europe. [19] [20] France launched a crackdown on pro-Palestinian groups and banned protests in favor of Palestine after the Hamas attacks. [21] [22]