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Why Europe needs to engage in Gaza | New Europe

Why Europe needs to engage in Gaza
Article | December 19, 2011 - 10:41am | By Stuart Reigeluth

Europe was enthusiastic about engaging in Gaza when Israel disengaged from the Strip in 2005. That was a time of celebration for the Gazans who had forced the Jewish settlers of Gush Katif and the Israeli army to leave. And that was a time of success for the nascent European Union foreign policy that deployed a team of Europeans in record time to help monitor the Rafah crossing.

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