But the challenging strategic environment and legacy of failed negotiations call for a more daring approach: The EU should take the initiative in persuading its partners in the European Economic Area to offer Israel membership, conditional on the completion of a peace agreement. Beyond deepening the EU’s internal market, such a move would serve as a powerful symbol of the value and potential of the EU-Israel relationship, opening the way to further integration in the future.
最容易的选择是符合现有欧盟-以色列合作协定框架的有条件的贸易自由化。但挑战性的战略环境和谈判失败的阴影要求欧洲采取更大胆的方针：欧盟应该采取行动说服其欧洲经济区伙伴国给予以色列成员地位，但以完成和平协议为条件。这一动作除了能深化欧盟的内部市场，也是一个强有力的价值符号和欧盟-以色列关系潜力的象征，打开未来进一步一体化的大门。