ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book reflects aspect of Israeli foreign policy: its highly pragmatic character. The centrality of the Arab–Israeli conflict in shaping European foreign policy had a number of aspects. It is evident that the Arab–Israeli conflict was of the utmost relevance and significance even before the events of 1967, 1973 and the oil crisis of 1973. These events are considered formative in molding the European perception towards Israel and the European Economic Community's (EEC) need to consolidate a policy towards the conflict and the region. The book demonstrates that the conflict was of central significance even a decade earlier. The EEC and its member states were concerned with the Israeli issue, in the context of their wider relations with the Mediterranean countries, since Israel contacted the Community seeking an association agreement and later a trade agreement.
