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Israel's relations with the European Union stretch back to the
early days of the European Community and the signing of the Treaty
of Rome in 1957. From that point onward, Israel and Europe have
developed an increasingly strong network of political, economic,
scientific, and cultural ties. These relations have, however,
consisted of a number of conflicting trends. Indeed, even while the
EU has become Israel's most important trading partner, the
political relationship has been marked by disappointment,
frustration, and, at times, even anger. Israel and the European
Union: A Documentary History, by Sharon Pardo and Joel Peters,
traces the history of these complex relations by bringing together
over two hundred documents in one volume. The documents contained
in this book are divided into five time periods: i) 1957-1966,
Israel Looks to Europe; ii) 1967-1979, Between War and Peace; iii)
1980-1991, From Venice to Madrid; iv) 1992-2003, From Oslo to
Barcelona; and v) 2004-2011, A Renaissance Cut Short?. Each section
is preceded by a short essay outlining the major themes of
Israeli-European Relations during those years. The authors have not
added any commentary to the documents themselves and instead have
allowed the documents to speak for themselves. The aim of this book
is to offer a public record for future researchers and students of
the dynamics of European-Israeli relations-as well as of Europe's
relationship with the Middle East-over the past fifty years. Israel
and the European Union is designed to serve as a companion volume
to Pardo and Peters' Uneasy Neighbors: Israel and the European
Union (Lexington Books, 2010).
This edited collection seeks to present a valuable guide to the
Jewish contribution to the European integration process, and to
enable readers to obtain a better understanding of the unknown
Jewish involvement in the European integration project. Adopting
both a national and a pan-European approaches, this volume brings
together the work of leading international researchers and senior
practitioners to cover a wide range of topics with an
interdisciplinary approach under three different parts: present
challenges, Jews and pan-European identity, and unsung heroes.
The book draws on some of the scholarship in perception studies and
"Normative Power Europe" theory. The study of perceptions, although
dating back to the mid-1970s, is gaining renewed currency in recent
years both in international relations, in general, and in European
Union studies, in particular. And yet, despite the significance of
external perceptions of the European Union, there is still a lack
of theoretical forays into this area as well as an absence of
empirical investigations of actual external role conceptions. These
lacunae in scholarly work are significant, since how the European
Union is perceived outside its borders, and what factors shape
these perceptions, are crucial for deepening the theory of
"Normative Power Europe." The book analyzes Israeli perceptions
towards "Normative Power Europe," the European Union, and NATO
through five themes that, the book argues, underscore different
dimensions of key Israeli conceptions of "Normative Power Europe"
and NATO. The book seeks to contribute to the existing research on
the European Union's role as a "normative power," the Union's
external representations, and on Israeli-European Union relations
more broadly.
The book draws on some of the scholarship in perception studies and
"Normative Power Europe" theory. The study of perceptions, although
dating back to the mid-1970s, is gaining renewed currency in recent
years both in international relations, in general, and in European
Union studies, in particular. And yet, despite the significance of
external perceptions of the European Union, there is still a lack
of theoretical forays into this area as well as an absence of
empirical investigations of actual external role conceptions. These
lacunae in scholarly work are significant, since how the European
Union is perceived outside its borders, and what factors shape
these perceptions, are crucial for deepening the theory of
"Normative Power Europe." The book analyzes Israeli perceptions
towards "Normative Power Europe," the European Union, and NATO
through five themes that, the book argues, underscore different
dimensions of key Israeli conceptions of "Normative Power Europe"
and NATO. The book seeks to contribute to the existing research on
the European Union's role as a "normative power," the Union's
external representations, and on Israeli-European Union relations
more broadly.
Israel's relations with the European Union stretch back to the
early days of the European Community and the signing of the Treaty
of Rome in 1957. From that point onward, Israel and Europe have
developed an increasingly strong network of political, economic,
scientific, and cultural ties. These relations have, however,
consisted of a number of conflicting trends. Indeed, even while the
EU has become Israel's most important trading partner, the
political relationship has been marked by disappointment,
frustration, and, at times, even anger. Israel and the European
Union: A Documentary History, by Sharon Pardo and Joel Peters,
traces the history of these complex relations by bringing together
over two hundred documents in one volume. The documents contained
in this book are divided into five time periods: i) 1957-1966,
Israel Looks to Europe; ii) 1967-1979, Between War and Peace; iii)
1980-1991, From Venice to Madrid; iv) 1992-2003, From Oslo to
Barcelona; and v) 2004-2011, A Renaissance Cut Short?. Each section
is preceded by a short essay outlining the major themes of
Israeli-European Relations during those years. The authors have not
added any commentary to the documents themselves and instead have
allowed the documents to speak for themselves. The aim of this book
is to offer a public record for future researchers and students of
the dynamics of European-Israeli relations-as well as of Europe's
relationship with the Middle East-over the past fifty years. Israel
and the European Union is designed to serve as a companion volume
to Pardo and Peters' Uneasy Neighbors: Israel and the European
Union (Lexington Books, 2010).
Uneasy Neighbors: Israel and the European Union presents a concise
and thorough analysis of significant aspects of Israeli-European
relations from the late 1950s to the present day. Its primary
concern is to examine major facets of the troubled Israeli-European
relations, which are characterized by a love-hate relationship
fueled by economic passion and occasional political hostility. This
study of Israeli-European relations is important not only because
it explores this unusual relationship, but also because it offers
insights into how the European Union (E.U.) is actually judged by
Israelis as well as serves as an important indicator of how well
European intentions have been translated into observable actions in
both Israel and the Middle East. In addition, Israeli-European
relations reflect what has been faced by the E.U. in the process of
setting-up its foreign policy instruments. In other words, the book
offers both an analysis of Israeli-European relations, and an
observation on the Union's emerging role as an international actor,
especially in the Middle East. Despite the importance of
Israeli-European relations, the subject has received relatively
little attention in the fields of Israeli, European and Middle East
studies, outside the context of the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. A review of the academic literature reveals a limited
number of studies on Israeli-E.U. relations. This book attempts to
fill this academic gap in our grasp of major aspects of this
relationship. Each of the chapters reflects on different dimensions
of this relationship. The emphasis is on across-the-board
observations and crucial areas for the understanding of
Israeli-European relations. In this regard, while the chapters were
designed to add up to an inclusive study, each of them can also be
read individually.
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