The Israeli government began the operation "lead time" against Hamas in
a time of transition in global politics, with the handover
the White House between Bush and Obama, and with the change of the presidency
rotating EU between France's Sarkozy and the Czech Republic
of President Klaus and Prime Minister Topolanek. The Israeli action
flash in the Palestinian territories, the chorus of voices broke
of European governments, who had sung under the guidance of conductor
Sarkozy, the results are never seen in the past, like negotiations with the
Russia to withdraw troops from Georgia. And indeed, until
when the French president has held the helm, had come to a plan agreed by the 27
European governments meeting in December in Paris, with the request
Israel and Hamas for a permanent ceasefire,
with access to humanitarian aid for the needy and a request from
reopening of peace negotiations.
The scenario has totally changed with the handover between Sarkozy and Topolanek
. The absurd play a round of six-month presidency,
in one of the most tragic moments of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, is "Captain"
the EU presidency, a government with very little international experience,
in recent years it has held fiercely Eurosceptic, preferring always
relations with Washington than Brussels. Indeed
aroused gloomy amazement, the first statements of Topolanek on Gaza:
"action by Israel is not defensive and offensive."
These declarations have resulted in a score of European action, which
was divided in two: on one hand the European institutions, led by the Czech Republic and
by Javier Solana, on the other, Sarkozy and Kouchner of France.
both spoke at the various summits that have been achieved, on behalf of the European
increasing confusion in the negotiations for a ceasefire. They came
to the point that the more proactive voice for Europe has been to Abu Mazen
, chairman of the NPC, which has called for international intervention force
between Gaza and Israel, with European guidance on the model of
UNIFIL in Lebanon.
While the EU presidency, has been in a situation of stalemate, the
France, together with President Mubarak of Egypt, proposed a plan
cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians, followed by a rapid series of bilateral meetings
to be held in Egypt in order to agree a truce
more consistent, with the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors between Gaza and Egypt
. In this proposal, carried out with firmness, they are queued
the United States, the UN and the European Union.
While the EU presidency, has been in a situation of stalemate, the
France, together with Egyptian President Mubarak,
have proposed a plan for a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians, followed by a rapid series of bilateral meetings
to be held in Egypt in order to agree a truce
more consistent with the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors
between Gaza and Egypt. In this proposal, carried out with firmness, they are queued
the United States, the UN and the European Union. The firmness
Egyptian able to send in port operation, and on 17 January
Israel signed the unilateral ceasefire, followed by 18
Hamas. This concludes a war cost over one thousand victims between the
civilian population, which has not weakened either politically or militarily
Hamas, and who did not give security to the Israeli population. But the real
blade that broke the Gordian knot of armed conflict was
proclaiming Obama as President of the United States while Washington
the ceremony, the latest coming out of
thank Israeli Gaza. David's army withdraws, almost in tribute to the 44th U.S. president
. This Wisely
made the first phone call from the Oval Office to the Palestinian President Abu Mazen,
scoring an implicit desire for change in the US-Middle East
.
And the European Union? It 's totally disappeared from the scene, the slave of a weak presidency
, bound by treaties that do not give
the opportunity to speak with a real international leadership, and unable to look
forward in the process of integration.
A first step would be approval of the Treaty of Lisbon,
that eventually creates the figure of the "President of the European Union" independent
chosen to no longer shifts between the Presidents of the Member States.
But in my opinion this is not enough: it is not enough to have a
President, if this can not pursue a single foreign policy.
You can not live with the hope that they are pursued foreign policies
common, if only because of the leadership or occasionally, as in the case of the solution
Georgian or UNIFIL.
the urgent need for a European federal government, which has full powers
contract that has the power to impose consistency with their point of view
. Neapolitan saying goes: "too many chiefs, not ever Schiara
the day, and for Europe, this night, is likely to become increasingly
dark.
Roberto Novelli
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