European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: The Quicksands of Politics (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)

239 Pages·2010·2.2 MB·English

by  Costanza Musu

European Union Policy
towards the Arab–Israeli
Peace Process
The Quicksands of Politics
Costanza Musu
Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
Edited by: Michelle Egan, American University, USA, Neill Nugent, Manchester
Metropolitan University, UK and William Paterson OBE, University of Aston, UK.
Editorial Board: Christopher Hill, Cambridge, UK, Simon Hix, London School of
Economics, UK, Mark Pollack, Temple University, USA, Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Oxford,
UK, Morten Egeberg, University of Oslo, Norway, Amy Verdun, University of Victoria, 06
Canada, Claudio M. Radaelli, University of Exeter, UK, Frank Schimmelfennig, Swiss 03-
Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland. 11-
0
2
Fesoslelonwtiianllgy opnu bfrloismhe tsh ree sseuasrtcahin-beads esudc tceexstsb oofo tkhs,e Paaclcglraaivme Setdu dEiuerso ipne Eanu rUopneiaonn USenriioens, Pwohliticichs ect -
n
publishes cutting edge research-driven monographs. n
o
C
The remit of the series is broadly defined, in terms of both subject and academic dis- ve
a
cipline. All topics of significance concerning the nature and operation of the European gr
Union potentially fall within the scope of the series. The series is multidisciplin- Pal
ary to reflect the growing importance of the EU as a political, economic and social y -
phenomenon. sit
er
v
ni
Titles include: a U
hi
C
Ian Bache and Andrew Jordan (editors) g
n
THE EUROPEANIZATION OF BRITISH POLITICS e
F
o
Richard Balme and Brian Bridges (editors) d t
EUROPE-ASIA RELATIONS se
n
Building Multilateralisms ce
Thierry Balzacq (editor) m - li
THE EXTERNAL DIMENSION OF EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS co
Governance, Neighbours, Security ect.
n
n
Michael Baun and Dan Marek (editors) o
c
EU COHESION POLICY AFTER ENLARGEMENT ve
a
Derek Beach and Colette Mazzucelli (editors) algr
p
LEADERSHIP IN THE BIG BANGS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION w.
w
Tanja A. Börzel (editor) w
m
COPING WITH ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION o
New Modes of Environmental Governance al fr
Milena Büchs ateri
NThEeW O GpeOnV MEReNthAoNd CoEf CINo oErUdRinOaPtiEoAnN SOCIAL POLICY ght m
yri
Michelle Egan, Neill Nugent, William E. Paterson (editors) op
RESEARCH AGENDAS IN EU STUDIES C
Stalking the Elephant
Kevin Featherstone and Dimitris Papadimitriou
THE LIMITS OF EUROPEANIZATION
Reform Capacity and Policy Conflict in Greece
Stefan Gänzle and Allen G. Sens (editors)
THE CHANGING POLITICS OF EUROPEAN SECURITY
Europe Alone?
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
99778800223300__555533112255__0011__pprreeiivv..iinndddd ii 1122//2288//22000099 66::0088::1188 PPMM
Heather Grabbe
THE EU’S TRANSFORMATIVE POWER
Eva Gross
THE EUROPEANIZATION OF NATIONAL FOREIGN POLICY
Continuity and Change in European Crisis Management
Hussein Kassim and Handley Stevens 6
AIR TRANSPORT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION 3-0
0
Europeanization and its Limits 1-
1
0
KTHatEie E VUeRrlOinP ELAaaNt iUkaNinIOenN aAnNd DK aTrHenE EU.N SmITiEtDh (NedAiTtoIrOs)NS ct - 2
e
Intersecting Multilateralisms nn
o
C
Esra LaGro and Knud Erik Jørgensen (editors) e
v
TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION gra
Prospects for a Difficult Encounter al
P
Ingo Linsenmann, Christoph O. Meyer and Wolfgang T. Wessels (editors) y -
ECONOMIC GOVERNMENT OF THE EU ersit
A Balance Sheet of New Modes of Policy Coordination niv
U
Hartmut Mayer and Henri Vogt (editors) hia
A RESPONSIBLE EUROPE? C
g
Ethical Foundations of EU External Affairs n
e
F
EPhUiRloOmPEen AaN MDu ArrSaIyA (editor) ed to
s
Regions in Flux en
c
Costanza Musu m - li
EUROPEAN UNION POLICY TOWARDS THE ARAB–ISRAELI PEACE PROCESS o
c
The Quicksands of Politics ct.
e
n
Daniel Naurin and Helen Wallace (editors) n
o
UNVEILING THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ec
v
Games Governments Play in Brussels gra
David Phinnemore and Alex Warleigh-Lack pal
w.
REFLECTIONS ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION w
50 Years of the Treaty of Rome m w
o
SAeGbEaNstDiaAan-S EPTriTnIcNenG IN THE EUROPEAN UNION erial fr
at
m
ht
g
Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics yri
p
Series Standing Order ISBN 978–1–4039–9511–7 (hardback) and o
C
ISBN 978–1–4039–9512–4 (paperback)
You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing
order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address
below with your name and address, the title of the series and one of the ISBNs quoted
above.
Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke,
Hampshire RG21 6XS, UK
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
99778800223300__555533112255__0011__pprreeiivv..iinndddd iiii 1122//2288//22000099 66::0088::1188 PPMM
European Union Policy
towards the Arab–Israeli
Peace Process
6
0
3-
0
1-
1
0
The Quicksands of Politics ct - 2
e
n
n
o
C
Costanza Musu e
v
a
Assistant Professor of Public and International Affairs, gr
al
University of Ottawa, Canada y - P
sit
er
v
ni
U
a
hi
C
g
n
e
F
o
d t
e
s
n
e
c
m - li
o
c
ct.
e
n
n
o
c
e
v
a
gr
al
p
w.
w
w
m
o
al fr
eri
at
m
ht
g
yri
p
o
C
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
99778800223300__555533112255__0011__pprreeiivv..iinndddd iiiiii 1122//2288//22000099 66::0088::1188 PPMM
© Costanza Musu 2010
All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this
publication may be made without written permission.
No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted
save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence 6
0
permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 3-
0
Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. 1-
1
0
Amnayy pbeer slioanb lwe htoo cdroimesi naanly p uronsaeuctuhtoiorinz eadn dac cti vinil rcelalaimtiosn f otor dtahmis apguebsl.ication ct - 2
e
n
The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of on
C
this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. e
v
a
First published 2010 by algr
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN y - P
Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, sit
registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, ver
Hampshire RG21 6XS. Uni
a
Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, hi
C
175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. g
n
e
Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies o F
and has companies and representatives throughout the world. d t
e
s
Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, en
the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. m - lic
ISBN 978–0–230–55312–5 hardback o
c
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully ect.
n
managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing n
o
processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the ec
v
country of origin. gra
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. pal
w.
A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ww
m
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 o
19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 al fr
Printed and bound in Great Britain by ateri
CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham and Eastbourne ht m
g
yri
p
o
C
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
99778800223300__555533112255__0011__pprreeiivv..iinndddd iivv 1122//2288//22000099 66::0088::1188 PPMM
To Nonna Susanna
Omnia praetereunt redeunt nihil interit
6
0
3-
0
1-
1
0
2
ct -
e
n
n
o
C
e
v
a
gr
al
P
y -
sit
er
v
ni
U
a
hi
C
g
n
e
F
o
d t
e
s
n
e
c
m - li
o
c
ct.
e
n
n
o
c
e
v
a
gr
al
p
w.
w
w
m
o
al fr
eri
at
m
ht
g
yri
p
o
C
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
99778800223300__555533112255__0011__pprreeiivv..iinndddd vv 1122//2288//22000099 66::0088::1188 PPMM
6
0
3-
0
This page intentionally left blank 11-
0
2
ct -
e
n
n
o
C
e
v
a
gr
al
P
y -
sit
er
v
ni
U
a
hi
C
g
n
e
F
o
d t
e
s
n
e
c
m - li
o
c
ct.
e
n
n
o
c
e
v
a
gr
al
p
w.
w
w
m
o
al fr
eri
at
m
ht
g
yri
p
o
C
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
Contents
List of Tables ix 6
0
3-
0
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms xi 1-
1
0
2
Acknowledgements xiii ct -
e
n
n
o
1 Introduction 1 eC
v
a
2 European Political Cooperation and the Middle East algr
P
Conflict (1969–1990) 23 y -
sit
3 The EU and the Middle East Peace Process: From Hope to ver
ni
Despair (1991–1999) 45 a U
hi
C
4 The EU Strategy for the Middle East Peace Process in the g
n
e
Post-9/11 Era 63 o F
d t
5 European Foreign Policy and the Arab–Israeli Peace se
n
e
Process: The Paradox of ‘Converging Parallels’? 81 m - lic
6 The Instruments of European Foreign Policy and Their Use co
ct.
in the Case of the Arab–Israeli Peace Process: A Case of e
n
n
Insufficiency, Inadequacy, Misuse or Underutilisation? 103 co
e
v
a
7 Transatlantic Relations and the Middle East: Patterns of gr
al
p
Continuity and Change 141 w.
w
w
8 Conclusion 171 m
o
al fr
Notes 179 ateri
m
Bibliography 197 ght
yri
p
Index 217 o
C
vii
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
99778800223300__555533112255__0011__pprreeiivv..iinndddd vviiii 1122//2288//22000099 66::0088::1199 PPMM
6
0
3-
0
This page intentionally left blank 11-
0
2
ct -
e
n
n
o
C
e
v
a
gr
al
P
y -
sit
er
v
ni
U
a
hi
C
g
n
e
F
o
d t
e
s
n
e
c
m - li
o
c
ct.
e
n
n
o
c
e
v
a
gr
al
p
w.
w
w
m
o
al fr
eri
at
m
ht
g
yri
p
o
C
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
List of Tables
5.1 EU voting behaviour in the General Assembly of the 6
0
United Nations. Consensus among the EU member 03-
1-
states in all recorded votes and selected issue areas 01
2
(1979–2000) 98 ct -
e
5.2 Number of recorded votes in the UN General Assembly n
n
o
(1979–2002) 99 eC
v
5.3 Percentage of votes with EU consensus (1979–2002) 99 gra
al
5.4 Voting behaviour of EU member states in the General P
y -
Assembly of the United Nations: distance from the EU sit
majority for votes concerning the Middle East ver
ni
(1979–2002) 100 a U
hi
6.1 EC support for the Palestinians (2000–2006) 132 C
g
6.2 EC assistance to the Palestinians in 2007 133 en
F
6.3 EC assistance to the Palestinians in 2008 133 d to
7.1 US imports from OPEC and Persian Gulf as share of se
n
e
7.2 tUoSta clr iumdpe ooritls i m(19p7o3rt–s2 b0y0 7a)r ea of origin (1973–2004) 115554 m - lic
o
c
7.3 Imports of crude oil in EU27 by trading partners (2006) 155 ct.
e
n
n
o
c
e
v
a
gr
al
p
w.
w
w
m
o
al fr
eri
at
m
ht
g
yri
p
o
C
ix
10.1057/9780230274655 - European Union Policy Towards The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Costanza Musu
99778800223300__555533112255__0011__pprreeiivv..iinndddd iixx 1122//2288//22000099 66::0088::1199 PPMM