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"Mr President, in 2002 this Parliament agreed a resolution not to pursue scientific and technical cooperation with Israel because of the violent and shocking situation in the Middle East at the time. Nothing has changed since, or at least very little. Indeed a recent delegation from this Parliament, which looked at the effects of the so-called security fence or wall, had deeply shocking things to report. I believe that an acceptance of this agreement would be an indication of normality and cooperation and as my colleague Mrs McNally said, this is not a normal country, it is not a normal situation, and it should not be endorsed.
The Verts/ALE Group has therefore tabled amendments asking for the suspension of this agreement in the present situation, particularly because of its unequal benefit for one protagonist – Israel – and until more progress has been made towards realistic conflict resolution in the region.
We have also requested that dual-use technology with a potential military application be excluded from this agreement. It would be extremely strange if the European Parliament did not support this last request. However, to my great surprise and disappointment, I believe Members will not be able to vote on that amendment. That is a political, not a technical, decision.
Europeans have a historic responsibility for the problems in this region. These are responsibilities that we are far from bearing and properly discharging. I would ask you to support the amendments I have tabled."@en1
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