Akiva Eldar : ANALYSIS / What really brought EU leaders to the Middle East?
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Title:European photo-op
Name:Mike F
City: OzState: Bliss
When your indecision and conflicting interests immobilize you - you arrange meetings to discuss having further meetings.

European leaders have to win elections and appear as if they`re on the international stage. Video footage, photos and quotes will give Europeans the illusion of involvement.

The Europeans of course have to rap Israel`s knuckles somehow. Thousands of Jewish voters are outweighed by millions of Muslim ones.

We`re watching the old power Western Europe drift into irrelevance.