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This policy paper proposes the formation of a Euro-Arab coalition to stop the Israeli government accelerated de-facto and possibly de-jure annexation of Area C or parts of it in the West Bank, which threatens to render a two-state solution unviable. Grounded in international and regional analysis, the paper argues that the Western deterrent has weakened once Trump entered the White House, thus only coordinated action between determined European and Arab states can shift this trajectory. The paper outlines a strategy based on clear delamination of red lines, with political, legal and economic consequences if further annexation takes place. The paper concludes that assertive, coordinated diplomacy can still reverse annexation momentum and preserve the credibility of the international rules based order and the option for a two states solution. It will also help Israel remain liberal-democratic and Jewish country, with the option one day to coexist peacefully with a viable demilitarized Palestinian state.
This document is part of a series of policy papers within a joint project of the Mitvim Institute and the Berl Katznelson Foundation, aimed at thinking about the day after the war.
