THE EU sanctions for Israel settlements in the Palestinian territories

The decision of the EU to exclude the cooperation agreement with Israel, the occupied territories in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, officially ratifies conduct that is already held by time from Brussels and, above all, is a decision that has a political significance. In practice, the EU condemns as illegal use by the state of Israel in the Palestinian territories as enshrined in the agreements of 1967 and therefore introduces a clear distinction between the boundaries of the Israeli state and the colonies. The measure, very relevant at the international level, aimed at discouraging further settlements, policy increasingly adopted since Netanyahu's government and especially with the renewal of the executive, which, among its ranks, includes a party that puts at the center of political agenda, just the construction of new buildings on the Palestinian territories. Although the head of the government in Tel Aviv is, officially, for the solution of the two states are different members of the executive who consider this hypothesis exceeded, reflecting a sentiment that is increasingly spreading among the population. This eventuality would put an end to the possibility of peace and would open a period of instability in the whole Middle East region in general and in the Arab world. The reaction of Netanyahu does not have to wait long and has resulted in a complaint against the EU for interfering in what Israel considers Affairs, accusing the European Union of failing to its principle of neutrality in the matter between Israelis and Palestinians. The economy minister has even talked of a terrorist attack, which goes against any possibility of peace. For the truth is not all entries from Israel agree to attack Brussels, Tzipi Livni acknowledged that the decision of the EU has not arrived unexpectedly, but followed several pronouncements, without practical consequences as the current decision, which they judged the illegitimate 'work in Tel Aviv. The position of Israel does so even more isolated on the international scene, in part because of the reactions of his government, which did not mention a concrete willingness to resume dialogue and negotiations for peace with the Palestinians, persisting in a behavior very close in the defense of territorial prerogatives, which have no legal basis. Now the real danger for the country Israel is that the EU's decision paves the way for a series of international sanctions, including those of other entities that may affect the production of the colonies and are not limited only to cancel cooperation agreements. But beyond the economic fact, that even in this period of acute crisis, plays a very important factor, appear far more important consequences on the international political level, because, the decision of the EU is bound to provoke a debate in the United States, Israel's main ally, which is pushing for the rapid recovery of the negotiations. Tel Aviv can no longer hide behind the motivations of an internal nature because the attitude of the EU has finally given legal effect to a negative view of almost the entire international audience, this should force Israel to deal in some way with the Palestinian problem, not most only with words but with a concrete procedure