“For the first time I believe … they need the European Union to be present in order to make steps forward at this time of their history. This might not have been the case in the past. But at this date I get the same messages from the Palestinian side, from the Israeli side, and from the key Arab countries, exactly in the same terms – we do need at this time the European Union to move forward.” (Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s new foreign policy chief speaking to The Guardian, 03/11/2014)