Normative power Europe meets Israel -- Normative power Europe in Israeli eyes -- The seventh would-be member state of the European Economic Community -- Normative power Europe and perceptions as cultural filters: Israeli civic studies as a case-study with Natalia Chaban -- When a lioness roars: the Union's guidelines prohibiting the allocation of funds to Israeli entities in the occupied territories -- An elusive desire: Israeli perceptions of NATO -- Conclusion normative power Europe as Israel's negative "other".