Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-09-Speech-2-196"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in the Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020409.8.2-196"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-09-Speech-2-1972
lpv:speaker	lp:Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2003-03-24)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; JuniBevægelsen (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, there is of course nothing to indicate that Sharon plans to comply with any of the requests from either the EU or the United States. Nor is there anything at all to suggest that Israel is concerned about its reputation at the moment. However, Israel does respect money, and the only way to put pressure upon Israel is therefore to demand preliminary talks on our trade agreements. I was in Israel in January when there were large demonstrations against reductions in the amount of support for students and the elderly. Like any politician, Sharon obviously wishes to be re-elected, and the prospect of re-election would fade from sight if Israelis were exposed to economic sanctions because of the way in which he governs. The EU has for all too long indulged Sharon’s government in its attempts to obtain influence over it, and the only result is Sharon’s refusing the EU access to talk with Arafat. All the friends I made in Israel when, in 1967, I landed there with the first plane-full of volunteers and subsequently stayed for two years are agreed that Sharon’s state terrorism is destroying Israeli society from within, and we must therefore curb Sharon for Israel’s sake too. When does the EU plan to say that enough is enough? And when does the EU plan to call a spade a spade and designate as terrorism what Sharon and his soldiers and settlers are doing, namely killing thousands of civilians and innocent people – men, women and children. For until we put that label on Sharon’s actions, he can, as now, continue to cut off supplies of food, water and medical aid by shooting at ambulances, all in the confident assurance that we do not plan to do anything at all other than talk and that we shall never take action."@en1

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