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"Madam President, I will be quick as I only have one minute in which to express my disappointment at seeing that, in this Chamber, our Parliament has chosen carefully to avoid ‘speaking the truth’. There are six references, seven recitals and twelve articles in this text on the Palestinian election result, and not once do they manage to mention – even mention – Hamas and the Charter of hate underpinning its ideology and its action. Mr Schapira just said how despicable – I think that that was the term used - the Charter is, and Mr Cohn-Bendit spoke of a repugnant charter. Clearly, I share these opinions. I would say that we deserve a Nobel ‘Cliché’ Prize at a time when, despite the Charter, we have actually heard the Middle East Quartet, Europe’s ministers, the media and Mr Solana, only a few moments ago, asking themselves the crucial question: how can we cooperate with Hamas and continue providing our vital assistance to the Palestinians if Hamas does not renounce terror and does not recognise Israel? Mahmoud Abbas, for his part, does not pull any punches when it comes to setting out his demands faced with the Islamists. Yes, the ballot was democratic – at least in terms of the way in which it was carried out. Yes, Hamas won. Yes, we want to continue helping the Palestinian Authority. Yes, in the end it is up to Hamas today to take the crucial decisions and to change. This is what needed to be said no less clearly and directly to the pragmatists on both sides: a democratic ballot has just brought to power an undemocratic ideology. That is the persistently difficult equation that we need to resolve today."@en1

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