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lpv:speaker	lp:Richard Howitt⁶
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Rafah crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@en⁴
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²² member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)²² member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)²² vice-chair; DROI (2004-09-01--2007-01-14)²² substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)²² unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²² substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)²² substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)²²
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@cs¹ "Hr. formand, først vil jeg gerne lykønske det israelske arbejderparti med, at det er kommet i regering. De er socialdemokrater, det er vores søsterparti, og jeg glæder mig over erklæringen i deres manifest om, at "besættelsen slider på de moralske fibre i det israelske samfund", samt Amir Peretz' tale i Herzliya til støtte for respekten for internationale grænser. Begge rummer et meget vigtigt engagement i retning af fremskridt. Jeg takker både kommissæren og den højtstående repræsentant for at have gentaget Europas engagement i en forhandlingsløsning, ikke en ensidig løsning, her i eftermiddag. Over for kommissæren vil jeg gentage vores private diskussioner og sige, at selv om hun gør helt ret i at indføre betingelser for den europæiske støtte til Den Palæstinensiske Myndighed, vil jeg bede hende udarbejde planer for at undgå en humanitær katastrofe i de palæstinensiske områder, hvis Hamas ikke arbejder så hurtigt, som vi alle håber. Til hr. Solana vil jeg sige, at jeg vil bede ham huske på, hvor let det var at lukke Raffa-overgangen - som skulle have været garanteret af EU - under de israelske aktioner for nylig samt det lovlige i, at Israel tilbageholder toldbetalinger til Den Palæstinensiske Myndighed, som ellers er garanteret i henhold til Paris-aftalen. Der er tale om juridiske forpligtelser, som Den Europæiske Union og kvartetten har pligt til at søge overholdt."@da² "Herr Präsident! Zuerst möchte ich der israelischen Arbeitspartei zur Regierungsbeteiligung gratulieren. Sie sind Sozialisten, sie sind unsere Schwesterpartei, und ich begrüße ihr erklärtes Bekenntnis, dass die „Besatzung die moralische Gesinnung der israelischen Gesellschaft aushöhlt“, sowie die Herzliya-Rede von Amir Peretz, in der er sich für die Achtung internationaler Grenzen ausspricht. Beides sind äußerst wichtige Aussagen für den Weg nach vorn. Ich danke sowohl der Kommissarin als auch dem Hohen Vertreter, dass sie heute Nachmittag das Engagement Europas für eine nicht einseitige, sondern auf dem Verhandlungswege erzielte Lösung erneuert haben. Ich möchte an unser persönliches Gespräch anknüpfen, Frau Kommissarin, dass es für Sie zwar vollkommen rechtens ist, die europäische Hilfe für die palästinensische Autonomiebehörde mit Auflagen zu verknüpfen, aber ich bitte Sie, Pläne zu entwickeln, um eine humanitäre Katastrophe in den palästinensischen Gebieten zu vermeiden, falls die Hamas sich nicht so schnell bewegt wie von uns allen erhofft. Herrn Solana bitte ich, sich durch den Kopf gehen zu lassen, wie einfach es war, den – angeblich von der EU garantierten – Grenzübergang von Rafah während der jüngsten israelischen Aktionen zu schließen, und dass es in Verbindung damit zulässig war, dass Israel die Zolleinnahmen an die palästinensische Autonomiebehörde, die durch das Pariser Abkommen garantiert sind, einzubehalten. Das sind rechtliche Verpflichtungen, auf deren Einhaltung die Europäische Union und das Quartett zu achten haben."@de⁹ "Κύριε Πρόεδρε, θα ήθελα να ξεκινήσω εκφράζοντας τα συγχαρητήριά μου στο Εργατικό Κόμμα του Ισραήλ για την είσοδό του στην κυβέρνηση. Είναι σοσιαλιστές, είναι αδελφό κόμμα, και χαιρετίζω τη διακήρυξή τους ότι «η κατοχή διαβρώνει τον ηθικό ιστό της ισραηλινής κοινωνίας», παράλληλα με την ομιλία του κ. Amir Peretz στη Herzliya σχετικά με την υποστήριξη του σεβασμού των διεθνών συνόρων. Και οι δύο περιέχουν πολύ σημαντικές δεσμεύσεις για την επίτευξη προόδου. Ευχαριστώ τόσο την Επίτροπο όσο και τον Ύπατο Εκπρόσωπο για το γεγονός ότι εξέφρασαν εκ νέου σήμερα το απόγευμα τη δέσμευση της Ευρώπης για μια λύση όχι μονομερή αλλά μέσω διαπραγματεύσεων. Στην Επίτροπο, επαναλαμβάνω τις ιδιωτικές μας συζητήσεις ότι, ενώ είναι απολύτως δίκαιο να θέσει όρους για την ευρωπαϊκή βοήθεια προς την Παλαιστινιακή Αρχή, της ζητώ να αναπτύξει σχέδια για την αποφυγή ανθρωπιστικής καταστροφής στα παλαιστινιακά εδάφη εάν η Χαμάς δεν κινηθεί όσο γρήγορα ελπίζουμε όλοι μας. Από τον κ. Σολάνα ζητώ να αναλογιστεί πόσο εύκολο ήταν να κλείσει η διάβαση της Ράφας –για την οποία υποτίθεται ότι παρείχε εγγυήσεις η ΕΕ– κατά τη διάρκεια των πρόσφατων ισραηλινών δράσεων, παράλληλα με τη νομιμότητα της παρακράτησης τελωνειακών εισφορών από το Ισραήλ προς την Παλαιστινιακή Αρχή, τις οποίες εγγυάται η Συμφωνία του Παρισιού. Πρόκειται για νομικές υποχρεώσεις των οποίων την τήρηση έχουν καθήκον να επιδιώξουν η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και η Τετραμερής."@el¹⁰ "Señor Presidente, quiero empezar felicitando al Partido Laborista Israelí por su entrada en el Gobierno. Son socialistas, son nuestro partido hermano, y acogemos con satisfacción su compromiso expreso de que «la ocupación erosiona la fibra moral de la sociedad israelí», además del discurso del señor Amir Peretz en Herzliya apoyando el respeto de las fronteras internacionales. Ambos son compromisos muy importantes para poder avanzar. Doy las gracias tanto a la Comisaria como al Alto Representante por reafirmar esta tarde el compromiso de Europa con una solución negociada, no unilateral. A la Comisaria le reitero lo dicho en nuestras conversaciones privadas, a saber, que aunque tiene todo el derecho del mundo a imponer condiciones para la ayuda de Europa a la Autoridad Palestina, le pido que elabore planes para evitar un desastre humanitario en los territorios palestinos si Hamás no avanza tan de prisa como todos esperamos. Al señor Solana le pido que considere lo fácil que fue cerrar el cruce de Rafá –supuestamente garantizado por la UE– durante las recientes acciones israelíes, así como la legalidad de que Israel retenga los pagos aduaneros a la Autoridad Palestina, garantizados en el Acuerdo de París. Son obligaciones legales que la Unión Europea y el «Cuarteto» tienen el deber de hacer cumplir."@es²⁰ "Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@et⁵ "Arvoisa puhemies, haluan aloittaa onnittelemalla Israelin työväenpuoluetta hallitukseen pääsystä. He ovat sosiaalidemokraatteja ja sisarpuolueemme, ja olen tyytyväinen työväenpuolueen selkeään julistukseen, jonka mukaan miehitys syövyttää Israelin yhteiskunnan moraalista luonnetta, ja Amir Peretzin Herzliyan puheeseen, jossa annetaan tuki kansainvälisten rajojen kunnioittamiselle. Molemmat ovat hyvin tärkeitä sitoumuksia edistyksen kannalta. Kiitän sekä komission jäsentä että korkeaa edustajaa siitä, että he ovat osoittaneet uudelleen tänä iltapäivänä Euroopan unionin olevan sitoutunut neuvotteluratkaisuun yksipuolisen ratkaisun asemesta. Toistan komission jäsenelle yksityiset keskustelumme siitä, miten hän on ehdottomasti oikeassa asettaessaan ehtoja Euroopan unionin palestiinalaishallinnolle antamalle avulle, mutta samalla pyydän häntä laatimaan suunnitelmia, jotta estetään humanitaarinen katastrofi palestiinalaisalueilla, jos Hamas ei etene yhtä nopeasti kuin me kaikki toivomme. Solanaa pyydän pohtimaan sitä, miten helppoa Israelin oli sulkea viimeaikaisilla toimillaan Rafahin rajanylityspiste – jonka EU:n oletettiin turvaavan – ja sitä, toimiiko Israel laillisesti pidättäessään itsellään palestiinalaishallinnon tullimaksut, jotka taataan Pariisin sopimuksessa. Nämä ovat laissa säädettyjä velvollisuuksia, joiden noudattamisen Euroopan unioni ja kvartetti ovat velvollisia varmistamaan."@fi⁷ "Monsieur le Président, je tiens à commencer par féliciter le Parti travailliste israélien pour son entrée au gouvernement. C’est un parti socialiste, il est notre parti frère et je salue l’engagement de son manifeste, selon lequel «l’occupation érode la fibre morale de la société israélienne», ainsi que le discours prononcé par Amir Peretz à Herzliya pour soutenir le respect des frontières internationales. Ces deux déclarations contiennent de très importants engagements à aller de l’avant. Je remercie Mme la commissaire et M. le haut représentant d’avoir réaffirmé cet après-midi l’engagement de l’Europe en faveur d’une solution négociée et non unilatérale. À Mme la commissaire, je rappelle les discussions privées que nous avons eues, et même s’il est absolument juste qu’elle fixe des conditions à l’aide que l’Europe apporte à l’Autorité palestinienne, je lui demande d’élaborer des plans pour éviter une catastrophe humanitaire dans les territoires palestiniens si le Hamas n’évoluait pas aussi vite que nous l’espérons. Quant à M. Solana, je lui demande de bien vouloir prendre note de la facilité avec laquelle le point de passage de Raffa - prétendument garanti par l’Union européenne - a pu être fermé lors des récentes actions israéliennes, et d’examiner la légalité de la suspension par Israël du paiement des droits de douane à l’Autorité palestinienne, garanti aux termes de l’accord de Paris. Ce sont là des obligations légales que l’Union européenne comme le Quartette se doivent de faire respecter."@fr⁸ "Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@hu¹¹ "Signor Presidente, vorrei innanzi tutto congratularmi con il partito laburista israeliano per essere entrato nel governo. Sono socialisti, sono il nostro partito gemello e accolgo con favore la dichiarazione contenuta nel loro programma, secondo cui “l’occupazione erode il tessuto morale della società israeliana”, assieme al discorso pronunciato da Amir Peretz a Herzliya a favore del rispetto dei confini internazionali. Entrambi prevedono impegni importantissimi, intesi a compiere progressi. Ringrazio sia il Commissario sia l’Alto rappresentante per aver riaffermato oggi pomeriggio l’impegno dell’Europa a favore di una soluzione negoziata, non unilaterale. Alla signora Commissario ripeto ciò che ho affermato nelle nostre discussioni private, cioè che, sebbene sia assolutamente giusto fissare condizioni per gli aiuti europei all’Autorità palestinese, le chiedo di elaborare piani per evitare una catastrofe umanitaria nei territori palestinesi qualora non dovesse procedere con la rapidità sperata. All’Alto rappresentante Solana chiedo di riflettere sulla facilità con cui il valico di Rafah – teoricamente garantito dall’UE – è stato chiuso durante le recenti azioni israeliane e sulla legittimità degli atti di Israele, che trattiene i dazi doganali dovuti all’Autorità palestinese garantiti dall’accordo di Parigi. Sono obblighi giuridici dei quali l’Unione europea e il Quartetto hanno il dovere di chiedere il rispetto."@it¹² "Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@lt¹⁴ "Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@lv¹³ "Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@mt¹⁵ "Mijnheer de Voorzitter, ik wil om te beginnen de Israëlische Arbeiderspartij feliciteren met haar deelname aan de regering. Zij zijn socialisten, zij zijn onze zusterpartij en ik juich de verklaring uit hun manifest toe dat ‘de bezetting de ruggengraat van de Israëlische samenleving aantast’. Ook juich ik de toespraak van Amir Peretz in Herzliya toe waarin hij een lans brak voor eerbiediging van de internationale grenzen. Beide zijn tekenen van grote inzet op de weg vooruit. Ik dank zowel de commissaris als de Hoge Vertegenwoordiger ervoor dat zij vanmiddag nogmaals duidelijk hebben gemaakt dat Europa zich inzet voor een via onderhandelingen verkregen oplossing, en een unilaterale oplossing afwijst. Ik zou de commissaris willen herinneren aan een punt uit onze privé-discussies. Het is volkomen terecht dat u voorwaarden verbindt aan de Europese financiële bijstand aan de Palestijnse Autoriteit, maar dan moet ik u wel vragen om plannen te maken teneinde een humanitaire ramp in de Palestijnse gebieden te voorkomen indien Hamas niet zo snel handelt als wij allemaal hopen. De heer Solana vraag ik om nog eens goed na te denken over het gemak waarmee de grensovergang bij Raffa dichtging - die zogenaamd gegarandeerd wordt door de EU - gedurende de recente Israëlische acties, en over de wetmatigheid van het achterhouden door Israël van voor de Palestijnse Autoriteit bestemde douanegelden, die gewaarborgd worden door het Verdrag van Parijs. Dit zijn wettelijke verplichtingen en de Europese Unie en het Kwartet hebben de plicht te streven naar eerbiediging daarvan."@nl³ "Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@pl¹⁶ "Senhor Presidente, gostaria de começar por felicitar o Partido Trabalhista israelita por ter chegado ao Governo. São socialistas, são um partido nosso irmão, e congratulo-me com o manifesto assumido de que "a ocupação corrói a fibra moral da sociedade israelita", assim como com o discurso de Amir Peretz, em Herzliya, de apoio ao respeito pelas fronteiras internacionais. Ambos assumem compromissos muito importantes para o caminho futuro. Agradeço à Senhora Comissária e ao Senhor Alto Representante por terem reiterado esta tarde o compromisso da Europa para com uma solução negociada e não unilateral. Dirigindo-me à Senhora Comissária, reafirmo o teor das nossas discussões privadas, pedindo que, embora seja absolutamente correcto que a Senhora Comissária imponha condições para a ajuda da UE à Autoridade Palestiniana, desenvolva planos que permitam evitar um desastre humanitário nos territórios palestinianos, caso o Hamas não avance tão rapidamente como todos nós esperamos. Dirigindo-me ao Senhor Alto Representante Javier Solana, peço-lhe que investigue a facilidade com que foi encerrada a passagem de Raffa – supostamente garantida pela UE – durante as recentes acções israelitas, bem como a legalidade da retenção por parte de Israel dos pagamentos alfandegários à Autoridade Palestiniana, garantidos ao abrigo do Acordo de Paris. Trata-se de obrigações legais, cujo cumprimento a União Europeia e o Quarteto têm de procurar garantir."@pt¹⁷ "Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@sk¹⁸ "Mr President, I wish to begin by congratulating the Israeli Labour Party on entering into government. They are socialists, they are our sister party and I welcome their manifesto commitment that ‘the occupation erodes the moral fibre of Israeli society’, along with Amir Peretz’s Herzliya speech in support of respect for international borders. Both provide very important commitments to the way forward. I thank both the Commissioner and the High Representative for restating this afternoon Europe’s commitment to a negotiated, not unilateral, solution. To the Commissioner, I repeat our private discussions that, whilst it is absolutely right for her to put conditions on European aid to the Palestinian Authority, I ask her to develop plans to avoid a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories if Hamas does not move as quickly as we all hope. To Mr Solana, I ask him to consider how easy it was for the Raffa crossing – supposedly guaranteed by the EU – to be closed during the recent Israeli actions, together with the legality of Israel withholding customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, guaranteed under the Paris Agreement. These are legal obligations to which the European Union and the Quartet have a duty to seek compliance."@sl¹⁹ "Herr talman! Jag vill inleda med att gratulera Israels arbetarparti till deras plats i regeringen. De är socialdemokrater, de är vårt systerparti och jag välkomnar påståendet i deras partiprogram att ”ockupationen urholkar det israeliska samhällets moral”, tillsammans med Amir Peretz tal i Herzliya till stöd för respekt för internationella gränser. I båda uttrycks ett engagemang som är mycket viktigt för att göra framsteg. Jag tackar både kommissionsledamoten och den höge representanten för att de denna eftermiddag har upprepat EU:s engagemang för en framförhandlad, inte en ensidig, lösning. Till kommissionsledamoten upprepar jag vad vi sagt i våra privata diskussioner. Medan det är helt rätt av henne att ställa upp villkor för EU-stöd till den palestinska myndigheten, ber jag henne att utarbeta planer för att undvika en humanitär katastrof på de palestinska territorierna om Hamas inte agerar så snabbt som vi alla hoppas. Jag ber Javier Solana att tänka på hur lätt det var att stänga gränsövergången i Raffa – som skulle garanteras av EU – under de insatser som Israel nyligen genomförde. Jag ber honom också fundera över lagligheten i Israels innehållande av tullavgifter till den palestinska myndigheten, som garanteras enligt Parisavtalet. Dessa är rättsliga förpliktelser som EU och kvartetten har en skyldighet att uppfylla."@sv²¹
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