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"en.20001005.12.4-185"2
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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I have one minute to put my position on an issue which has been close to my heart since 1967. The evidence seems to be that the State of Israel has no intention, and never has had any intention, of negotiating seriously with Palestine and granting it all the powers of a sovereign and independent nation.
The State of Israel sees many advantages in this situation of latent conflict and does not hesitate to make use of them. Whatever the alleged good intentions of certain Israeli leaders, nothing has really changed for the Palestinians. Colonisation of the occupied territories is increasing. The economic dependence of Palestine is increasing. Access to the Muslim Holy Places is being made more and more difficult. The Palestinian leaders are in a no-win situation.
The fact is, they either accept perpetual talks, generally under the auspices of the United States, and endorse the expansionist policy of the State of Israel or, with the aid of other Muslim countries and their traditional friends, they create a new and more favourable balance of power. This new balance of power calls, in particular, for the immediate proclamation of a Palestinian State, the use of oil as a weapon and more organised recourse to legitimate defence."@en1
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