In analysing the Euro-Israeli relationship, the author takes up the historical, cultural, and strategic perspectives, as well as the the various policy-making constituencies (executive, legislative, media, or business) and the complex, and often diverging processes of formulating official policy and public opinion at the national or the E.U. level. Finally, the United States’ role as a dominant global player and evolving relationship with both Europe and Israel are taken into account. Keridis analyses the perceptions of the involved parties and the potentials that lie ahead in this article which concludes that the EU’s assistance is infact of vital importance for the benefit of the region as a whole including first and foremost Israel...Please click here to read the text in full.