Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-01-Speech-3-083"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Results of the elections in Palestine and situation in the Middle-East, and the Council's decision not to publish the report on East Jerusalem2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060201.12.3-083"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-01-Speech-3-0842
lpv:speaker	lp:Sajjad Karim2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, in the past weeks we have seen the cycle of contrasts and contradictions that has come to characterise the EU’s relationship with the Middle East. We call for legitimacy and transparency from our partners, yet we suppress the truth when it legally obliges us to act. We facilitate democratic elections in Palestine, yet we question the people’s voice when we hear it. We aid the corrupt Fatah for years, yet within days we doubt the stated humanitarian intentions of the participants of the coming new Palestinian Authority. We doubt the new Palestinian Authority’s wish to build bridges of confidence and cooperation, yet we overlook Israel’s continued construction of the separation barrier. We rightly fund democratic institutions in Palestine, yet we impede the right to self determination of the people annexed in East Jerusalem. We rightly call on Hamas to renounce violence or face consequences, yet stand by while the Israeli army shoots innocent children in Gaza and Ramallah with no consequence. We rightly call for Hamas to recognise Israel, yet stay silent while Israel flouts international laws. Fundamentally, Palestinians ask: is the EU about democracy or suppression? Is the EU about bridges or barriers? Is the EU about respect or defiance of international law? Hamas’ decision to swap bullets for ballots potentially marks a strategic shift that could lead to talks with Israel. The EU must match that shift and demonstrate the crucial equality and equity required to the creation of a Palestinian state, living in peace with Israel."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-30--2007-01-14)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (2004-07-20--2008-01-09)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2007-12-11)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Sajjad Karim (ALDE ). –"1

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