Lige siden 1980 har EU anerkendt, at alle regionensstater, inklusive Israel, har ret til at leve i sikkerhed, ogat der skal være retfærdighed for alle folkeslag, hvilketindebærer, at palæstinensernes legitime rettighederskal anerkendes.
Since as far back as 1980, the EU has recognised thatall states in the region, including Israel, have the rightto exist in security and that there has to be justice forall people implying the recognition of the legitimaterights of the Palestinians.