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"Madam President, a great deal has already been said, and so I will attempt to make good use of the three minutes assigned to me and concentrate a little more on what needs to be done rather than going over the details of the situation. In any case, the President-in-Office, Mrs Lindh, and many other Members have stressed the severity and scale of the situation in the occupied territories and throughout the Middle East in their speeches. There has been quite enough description.
I feel that Parliament's role is coming into its own in this case as well. There have been many debates but few resolutions, and Parliament is realising that resolutions and declarations have to have value and meaning. As you pointed out, in this case we have a resolution which, I hope, will be adopted by a very wide majority, in which practically all the political groups undertake initiatives in respect of the Commission and the Council. I would like to thank Commissioner Patten for the clarity and determination with which he has re-established international law and responsibilities in economic relations with Israel as well. If we do not get back to international law, it will be very difficult to get away from the maze of violence and retaliation which have erupted in that situation.
However, I would like to stress to the Council that it may not be sufficient for Mr Solana to bring the matter up in Gothenburg. The Treaty of Amsterdam has provided us with tools which have not yet been used in this field. It is rather strange that the European Union should not have equipped itself with a common strategy on the Middle East, and it is rather strange that the 15 should have gone to the United Nations Security Council and the meetings of the Human Rights Commission in Geneva with different positions. This makes no sense. It is appalling. In my opinion, it is the duty of the European Union to strengthen the role of the High Representative and of Mr Moratinos through a common strategy laying down the direction to be followed. We call for this to be done in Gothenburg. What Mr Salafranca said makes sense. The Mitchell Commission has made recommendations. The first step could be to send observers, but this could be lead to the sending of a peacekeeping force. If the violence does not cease, we will have to do something to assist the process from outside. I feel that this debate has been useful and, above all, I call upon the Council to take the resolution into due consideration."@en1
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