๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ (๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ)
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐
Four heavyweight figures in international policy โ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ต๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ณ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น, ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ถ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ, and ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ โ have today endorsed a joint strategic recommendation urging global civil society to act decisively in response to the escalating catastrophe in Gaza and the West Bank.
As the first to endorse this landmark document, the quartet presents it as a blueprint rooted in decades of experience in diplomacy, analysis, and humanitarian engagement.
The initiative, coordinated by Bystanders No More, involved consultations with leading policy specialists to ensure both expert insight and strategic relevance.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ:
โข ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ต๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ณ served as the EUโs top representative in Palestine until 2023.
โข ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น resigned from the U.S. State Department in protest over arms transfers to Israel.
โข ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ถ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ is a respected analyst and co-author of Except for Palestine.
โข ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ is a senior Middle East expert and co-editor of Jadaliyya.
Key Messages from the Strategy:
1. ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ฒ โ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ
Drop unrealistic demands. Focus energy on winnable, high-impact goals.
2. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐
Push Western allies to pressure Israel. A high-profile aid convoy could shift public narrative.
3. ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ
โข June: UN vote on Palestinian state recognition
โข MidโLate 2025: EU trade review
โข Ongoing: Arms embargo campaigns (F-35, intel cooperation)
4. ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐บ-๐จ๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น
Activate universities, unions, cities, corporations/investors and Global South leaders. Use international law and challenge dominant narratives.
5. ๐ช๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐
Avoid symbolic gestures. Push for legal, diplomatic, and economic pressure with measurable impact.
โ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐บ ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ช๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ.โ
โ ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ฉ๐ฏ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐จ๐ด๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ง๐ง
โ๐๐ด๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ โ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ.โ
โ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ
The full strategy can be found here.