Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-30-Speech-2-203"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Joint initiative for peace, stability and democracy throughout the Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040330.5.2-203"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-30-Speech-2-2052
lpv:speaker	lp:Sérgio Ribeiro2
lpv:spokenAs	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) (2004-02-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2004-02-25--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2004-02-16--2004-07-19)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-02-03--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Comunista Português (2004-02-03--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". The situation in the Middle East has been with us for decades. We have shown solidarity, in various ways, with the Palestinian people, and with those individuals and groups in Israel who are fighting for peace in the region. A joint initiative for peace, stability and democracy throughout the Middle East, in the words of the title of this Council and Commission declaration, would be worthy of our support if it were indeed a joint initiative for peace. What we cannot accept is that fine titles or headings disguise the imbalances inherent in the situation and even suggest misleading interpretations of events. Terrorism cannot be justified by attacks on terrorism; nor can terrorism be glossed over by giving it a euphemistic label such as ‘extra-judicial killing’ or something that uses a similar degree of linguistic imagination. The assassination of the Hamas leader, irrespective of what we think of that organisation, has contributed nothing towards peace in the Middle East; quite the opposite, in fact. Similarly, the fact that Ariel Sharon’s fascistic government is not being held to account for the escalation of violence and terror contributes nothing towards peace in the Middle East. Parliament and the European Union must adopt clear and unequivocal positions to condemn terrorism, but such positions will only have credibility when they condemn the terrorist policies of the Israeli Government and when those positions lead to concrete political and diplomatic measures, such as suspending the association agreement with Israel."@en1

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