[ 05/11/2010 - 11:18 AM ] The conference was attended by big number of experts and specialized academics from 20 Arab and foreign countries, including representatives from the British, German, Norway, Belgium, Romania, and Egypt embassies in Lebanon.
According to the organizers, the conference discussed 17 specialized papers mulling the specifics of the European foreign policies towards the Palestinian issue as well as the Israeli –European relationships.
The meeting also discussed the gap which presently exists in Europe between the popular and official stands on the Palestine issue and ways to utilize this in the service of the Palestine cause through increasing popular awareness on the issue.
Moreover, the conference checked the Arab and Palestinian positions regarding the European role in middle east and the role of the Arab communities in Europe in correcting the western media coverage of the Palestine issue.
On the second day of the conference the European economic interests in the Arab world as well as the European involvement in the reforming the PA security forces were discussed.
Osama Hamdan, the foreign relation officer in Hamas Movement, presented a paper where he discussed the European countries way of dealing with Palestinian resistance Movements citing Hamas as an example.
According to Hamdan, the EU failed to play an independent role towards the Palestinian issue away from the American influence, adding that the EU accepted just to fill any gap left by the United States as far as the Palestinian issue is concerned.
Furthermore, the conference highlighted that Palestinian and Arab communities in Europe and the Arab media outlets could play stronger roles in influencing the European public, which will put more pressure on the EU officials to change their mind and to rethink their stands towards the Palestinian issue.
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