How the EU Helps the Palestinian Authority Violate the Oslo Accords
Construction that does nothing to improve Palestinians’ lives, but much to undermine Israeli sovereignty.
September 4, 2019
Construction that does nothing to improve Palestinians’ lives, but much to undermine Israeli sovereignty.
Last month, the Palestinian Authority (PA) announced that it would cease to respect the Oslo Accords’ division of the West Bank into Area A (administered directly by the PA), Area B (under shared Israel-PA control), and Area C (under Israeli control). In practical terms, doing so means building homes in Area C and settling Palestinians there. Hillel Frisch notes that the European Union has been helping Ramallah do just that for several years:
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Login or SubscribeConstruction that does nothing to improve Palestinians’ lives, but much to undermine Israeli sovereignty.
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