It notes that the dead-end of the negotiation process to settle the conflict puts into question both the whole Barcelona Process and the frame established in Oslo. Developing a real partnership entails the restoration of peace, which can only be built on the basis of justice and law. It regrets the insufficient involvement of the European Union in the conflict settlement process and calls European governments to clearly voice Europe's position. This intervention should be co-ordinated with the other parties concerned and especially with the Arabic states participating in the Barcelona Process.
Urgent action is needed.
Violence against Palestinian people should immediately be stopped. 3.Europe must take the lead in the establishment of an international and independent commission of enquiry on human rights violations in the occupied territories and in Israel, and demand that anybody having ordered or committed war crimes be prosecuted before an international penal court. 4.Europe must take the lead in the immediate sending of an international force to protect the Palestinian people in the occupied territories. This involvement should be as strong and clear as in other situations. It must ensure clear and visible information for European consumers about the origin of the Israeli goods and services.