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Nearly fifty years since the European Community's Foreign Ministers issued their first declaration on the conflict between Israel and her neighbours in 1971, the EU continues to have close political and economic ties with the region. Based exclusively on primary sources, this book offers an up-to-date overview of the EU's involvement in the Israeli Arab conflict since 1967. It utilises an innovative methodology to analyse keyword frequency in a sample of more than 2,500 declarations and statements published in the Bulletin of the European Communities/European Union (1967 2009), as well as council reports and press interviews (2009 19), to uncover broad patterns for qualitative analysis. The outcomes suggest that the Israeli Arab conflict is more important to the EU than any other conflict, having been central to shaping the EU's foreign policy overall.

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"[...] his meticulous analysis draws attention to the more subtle shifts in language that the EC/EU has put forward over the decades. [...] The slim, easy-to-read volume will be a useful reference, in particular for scholars of EU integration and EU foreign policy, as well as for diplomats and others concerned with EU positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.--Muriel Asseburg, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin ""The International Spectator, Vol. 56, No. 4"" Anders Persson has provided an indispensable resource chronicling the evolution of European policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the past fifty years. His in-depth research recounts the EU's quest to become a 'player' in Middle East peacemaking, documenting the challenges and missed opportunities it has encountered along with the way.--Hugh Lovatt, European Council on Foreign Relations"

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Anders Persson, Political Scientist, Linnaeus University.

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