Samenvatting

After decades of terror and human degradation, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a central issue on the agenda of many international actors, such as the European Union, United States and a number of Arab countries. Achieving a lasting peace solution is the main goal international community is working towards. Due to its relations with the involved parties and its regional interest, the European Union has an active participation in the Middle East Peace Process and it is fully committed to achieving peace in the region.
This paper focuses on answering the question "What role could the European Union have in finding a viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which could lead to a solution to the Middle East conflict?". In order to be able to answer the question, a number of factors have been taken into consideration and analysed. these factors are: the protracted situation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the failed peace processes and a thorough analysis of the EU's attempt to solve the conflict.