Dries van Agt served as prime minister of the Netherlands
from 1977 to1982. This article is based on a presentation
at the “Jerusalem: Coalitions for Justice and Peace”
conference, held June 18-19, 2010 and organized by the
International Dialogues Foundation in cooperation with
the Palestine-Israel Journal.
East Jerusalem is tied to the larger issue of Israeli-Palestinian relations, and Europe
has both an opportunity and a duty to play a role in establishing peace.