Farhan Javed
The article focuses on Europe's shift in its position towards Palestine. Topics discussed include the European Parliament's passage of a resolution in December 2014 recognizing the Palestine statehood along the 1967 armistice lines that divide Jerusalem into East and West to serve as the Palestinian and Israeli capitals, respectively, the European Union's (EU) history of being a proponent of Palestinian statehood, and the implications of the support to EU's relations with the U.S. and Israel.