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"Mr President, I also had the honour of accompanying the European Parliament's mission to that region and to witness what the High Representative described very well as a mix of pride and hope, which was actually reflected in the faces – in the souls even – and the words of everybody we saw. I would add that one could also see an expression of patriotism.
The people who were voting and those in control of the voting process were truly expressing a sovereignty which, in some cases, contained a degree of genuine civil resistance, in the style of Gandhi. Voting was a way of saying, ‘This is ours, this is our territory and our future is here, but we shall live here in peace through the ballot box’.
Their message contained all of that and there is, therefore, huge cause for hope, but we are well aware that if frustration comes, it is always directly proportional to the hope which preceded it. The responsibility, therefore, of all of us in Europe, and the European Union itself, who have contributed to generating this hope, is now immense, even greater, in fact, than it was before the elections.
Mr Solana, you have described the situation very well – and so has Mrs Ferrero-Waldner – but you have described it very specifically and have pointed out certain guidelines. You mentioned what the European Union could do for Palestine. I will not add anything to what Mr Rocard said with regard to the elections, because I believe he is absolutely right: security and economy. I would like to talk a little more about what the European Union expects from Israel within the framework of that disengagement, that withdrawal from Gaza which, if it takes place in a strictly unilateral fashion, without any coordination or any negotiated and agreed process, may not be good or at least may have certain counter-productive affects.
Finally, I believe that the European Union has the responsibility – as other speakers have said – to prioritise introducing this issue into the restoration of transatlantic dialogue. The Transatlantic Agenda is going to be reviewed in two days time. The European Union must make this issue an absolute priority. In that way, the European Union can make a spectacular contribution to this peace process."@en1
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