Taxing the Israeli Occupation
Europe’s failure to play a role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict does not result from its supposed anti-Israeli views, but from the fact that the EU is not a state. But what Europe can do to advance the cause of peace is to alter the political calculus inside Israel by imposing an "occupation tax" that would target the settlers’ economy and the violation of Palestinians’ human rights.
CAIRO – Arab intellectuals and policymakers have often accused Europe of using financial generosity to cover up its political impotence over the Arab-Israeli conflict. If Europe is to be taken seriously as a global player, they argue, it must also flex some muscle when it delivers the money.