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Interview AMBASSADOR LARS FAABORG-ANDERSEN: A VIEW ON THE ISRAELI – PALESTINIAN CONFLICT By Eveline Erfolg he EU and Israel share a long upon the successful completion of the children. It is imperative that both common history characterized negotiations between Israel and the parties immediately take steps to by increasing interdependence Palestinians. deescalate the situation and agree to a T ceasefire. Beyond that, there is a need and cooperation. Both share the DC: What is your opinion on the same values ​​of democracy, respect to devise a sustainable solution to the current war between Hamas and for freedom and the rule of law, problem, which will, among other Israel? and both are committed to an open things, include demilitarization of international economic system LFA: I am deeply disturbed by Gaza and normalization of life there based on market principles. Last the current violence over the Gaza through full opening of the crossings, year, 28 foreign ministers of the EU conflict. The indiscriminate firing reconstruction and so forth. suggested granting Israel the status of rockets against innocent Israeli Let me be 100% clear: the EU of a special privileged partner. The civilians is unacceptable and utterly considers Hamas a terrorist proposal included the expansion of condemnable and Israel is right to organization, we’ve put them on our trade and cultural relations, as well as act in self-defense. At the same time terror list, and they will remain on that deepening of the political and security I am appalled by the death and injury list until they give up terrorism as an dialogue. The proposal is conditional of so many Palestinians including instrument to achieve political gains. 4 Interview So we have not welcomed anything drain the trust out of the negotiations, with Hamas. What we welcomed was The EU considers because they make the Palestinians the idea of reconciling the Palestinian doubt whether Israel is negotiating people in Gaza with the Palestinian Hamas a terrorist in good faith. As the negotiations people in the West Bank, which we organization, we’ve put are on-going, Israel keeps building think is the only long term solution settlements on land that is actually to the issue of the two-state solution them on our terror list, the subject of negotiations and the as well. Unless Gaza is part of the and they will remain drawing of final borders. equation, what are we talking about? Other issues where we have given A three-state solution? This is also on that list until they Israel advice which it does not a question of ensuring that Israel give up terrorism as an always follow include the spike in has a strong, united and credible Israeli demolitions of Palestinian partner that can really deliver a peace instrument to achieve homes, both in East Jerusalem, but agreement, once the modalities are political gains also in the so-called Area C. This agreed upon. is something that we are also quite critical of. In general, we want to see DC: The EU has had a political this money keeps flowing. Also, a stabilization of the situation on the impact on the Middle East Peace frankly, from Israel’s viewpoint as ground and therefore anything that process through its bilateral well, because if that money were works contrary to that is something cooperation with Israel and not forthcoming, it would have to we advise Israel not to do. Equally, Palestine in 1990s. Does the EU come from somewhere else, including we are also advising the Palestinians have direct political input and from Israel. I think we have a strong not to do some of the things they impact on the Middle East Peace dialogue with both parties, and we are do, including engaging in hateful process today? trying to provide our advice regarding the best way to move forward with the incitement campaigns against Israel, LFA: Yes, I think so. It has often aim of achieving a resolution to the we condemn any rocket attacks that been claimed that the EU is a Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sometimes come out of Gaza, indiscriminate payer, but not a player, and that in Israel does not necessarily appreciate attacks against civilians. We oppose the Middle East we have a kind of particular proposals made by the EU, and condemn any kind of violence. division between the EU and the US, but we feel it is an important part where the US is close to Israel and the of being a good friend and a close DC: At the beginning of the 21st EU is close to the Palestinians. I don’t partner to somebody, that you’re also century, when Denmark held the think that either of those assertions able to tell them when they do things presidency of the EU, you served is correct, particularly not in recent that are not necessarily in their best as the Foreign Ministry’s Head of years as the EU has developed a very interests. Department for the Middle East close relationship with Israel, as well and Latin American Affairs, in as with Palestine.