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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is said that hatred is not born out of ignorance, but out of schooling in hatred. Since 1948, the Israeli-Palestinian war has caused thousands of victims, many of them civilians, and enormous poverty. Two-thirds of Palestinian terrorists were university students or had finished high school, and Israelis are known to have a high level of education.
Since the election of Abu Mazen, which was a testimony to the great commitment of the Palestinian people to democracy, a further terrorist attack has led to difficulties in the recently resumed talks. Condemned to living next to each other whether they want to or not, and beset with complex problems to solve, the two peoples have now entered a new stage in their relations with each other, a stage that admits some hope. Indeed, contrary to expectations, the elections in Palestine went well and the new leader has stated his intention to resume peace negotiations with Israel, to curb the extremists and to reform the corrupt aspects of Palestinian domestic affairs. That may be too ambitious a programme, but it does show a willingness to change. Israel, for its part, opened talks with the new government, but they have stalled because of an unexpected spiral of violence that has frozen relations.
By monitoring the electoral process, the European Union has strengthened its position as a favoured negotiator, showing its readiness and ability to talk to both peoples. Things must not stop now. The Union’s role is to act as guarantor of a plan for a permanent solution and in the meantime to provide both peoples with a firm basis of help with a view to change. It is time for Europe to accept its responsibilities towards the Middle East, as our own security is also directly threatened by that interminable conflict. A solution to it can only be found by negotiating a sound, permanent peace agreement such as that envisaged in the roadmap.
The international community ought to help to create a Palestinian State, but at the same time it must help to solve the problems of borders, settlements, refugees, Jerusalem, water resources and security. As Shimon Peres once said, the hope is that after the time of hatred there will come a time of sharing, because the two peoples will have to divide a small tract of land between them; they will have to grow up together in mutual respect and learn to share."@en1
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