According to Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the representatives of the Quartet–comprised of the United States, Russia, the EU, and the United Nations–met on the margins of the 2016 Munich Security Conference and agreed to work on a joint report which will include recommendations for a re-launching of the two-state vision.
Author: Julio De La Guardia
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With a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas still holding, an EU force in and around the Gaza Strip may provide a durable solution.
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A sustainable truce between the two sides will have to include a ratified document, verified by a third party, that guarantees Gaza’s freedom and Israel’s security.
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The ceasefire proposed by UNSG Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry to put an end to the violence in Gaza may be the best offer on the table, although important lessons from the past need to be heeded.
