Israel Lobby’s Influence on Relations among Iran and European Union by Emphasizing on Iran Nuclear Programs

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student of International Relations, Department of Law,‌Theology and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Tehran , Iran

2 Associate Professor of International Relations,Department of Law, Theology and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Tehran , Iran

3 Full Professor of International Relations, Department of Economic & Political Science, Shahid Beheshti University,Tehran, Iran.

4 Full Professor of International Relations, Department of Law and Political Science, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Extended Abstract     
Introduction
Israel lobby in European Union is different from United States and has developed during twenty recent years by granting powers from institutions of European Union. The relations between Iran and European Union has been faced with political challenges such as Iran Nuclear Programs. Israel lobby’ influence on foreign policy behavior of Euroepan Union on relations with Iran especially Iran nuclear programs would be essential according the importance of  European Union as an International actor .
Methodology
The methodology of this paper is based on descriptive-analytical and discourse analysis methods seek to study the main question that is Lobby Israel’s Influence on relations among Iran and European Union by emphasizing on Iran nuclear programs
Findings
Findings of this study are discussed under the following themes:
1-       institutions of Israel lobby through influencing in European Parliament have attempted to benefit the maximum efficiency via Iran nuclear programs by organizing the sessions, conference, meeting with European authorities, interview, publication article and statement against Iran in order to decresa the relations among Iran and Euroepan Union as well as advancement of Isreal’s interest.
2-European Jewish Congress and European Friends of Israel as the most important lobby institutions in Brussles affected on the relations among Iran and Euroepan Union in the fields such as the lack of formatting the relations in framework of comprehensive cooperation agreement, avoiding European authorities for trip to Iran and countinuity of critical tone of Europe to Iran nuclear programs.
Analysis
Israel by using strategic instrument of negative propaganda agagint Iran as Iranophobia and highliting Iran nuclear programs as destructive threat in the regional and International level has attempted to influence the institutions of Lobby in European Parliament in order to effect and actualize political and strategic purposes.
Conclusion
The main hypothesis emphasize main question that Israel lobby’s influence in European Union has been affected the highlighting the Iran’s nuclear programs threat  in reducing political relations among Iran and European Union by applying economic-commercial sanctions and restrictive measures on Iran as well as continuity of critical tone of Europe to Iran nuclear programs.

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