European Union Member States’ Position on the 2023‑2025 Israeli‑Palestinian Conflict
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Wschodnioznawstwo (Eastern Studies), 2025, Volume 19, pp. 419-439
https://doi.org/10.4467/20827695WSC.25.022.22835Authors
Państwa Unii Europejskiej wobec konfliktu izraelsko‑palestyńskiego w latach 2023‑2025
W niniejszym artykule przebadano ewolucję stanowisk państw członkowskich Unii Europejskiej wobec wojny w Strefie Gazy, która rozpoczęła się po ataku Hamasu na Izrael 7 X 2023 r. Celem pracy jest weryfikacja hipotezy, że przedłużający się konflikt doprowadził do systematycznej erozji poparcia dla Izraela na rzecz rosnącego wsparcia politycznego dla Palestyny. Początkowa, jednomyślna reakcja UE, oparta na potępieniu terroryzmu i uznaniu prawa Izraela do samoobrony, uległa szybkiej fragmentaryzacji.
Analiza, oparta na badaniu głosowań w ONZ, decyzji politycznych i dokumentów rządowych, potwierdza, że na te zróżnicowane odpowiedzi wpływ miały głęboko zakorzenione uwarunkowania, takie jak historyczne relacje z regionem Bliskiego Wschodu, odmienne zobowiązania moralne, a także specyfika wewnętrznych debat politycznych i społecznych. W artykule prześledzono kluczowe momenty, pogłębiające podziały: od rozbieżności w głosowaniach nad rezolucjami ONZ wzywającymi do zawieszenia broni, po przełomową decyzję Hiszpanii, Irlandii, Słowenii, a następnie Francji o uznaniu państwa palestyńskiego. Działania te, wraz z wprowadzaniem sankcji na izraelskich osadników i ograniczeń w eksporcie broni, potwierdzają postawioną hipotezę i świadczą o fundamentalnej reorientacji stanowisk wielu państw UE.
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