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lpv:translated text	". Mr President, first of all, I would like to put two questions to the Polish Presidency as regards the Palestinian diplomatic unilateralism towards the UN. As a co-signatory to the Oslo II Accords, the European Union committed itself to the negotiation process for the parties to the Middle Eastern conflict. My question is: why are the EU Member States now hesitating to speak out, jointly, promptly and clearly, on the basis of this clear international obligation, against an open violation of the Accords by one of the signatories? And that is even without mentioning those Member States which, according to press reports, have in various ways more or less rallied behind the Palestinian plan. Furthermore, I would like to know from the Council what the European Union thinks about the announcement by the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mr Mahmud Abbas, that he intends, in the event of Palestinian success at the United Nations, to use the international upgrade of Palestine’s status against Israel with the help of UN agencies, such as the International Criminal Court. I very much doubt that that will really help to establish the peace in the Middle East which we long to see. Secondly, I would like to draw both the Council’s and the Commission’s attention to the alarming verbal aggression of the Turkish dignitaries, who are raising tensions in the Middle East. What do the Council and the Commission think of the Turkish rejection of the legality of the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip? See the UN or the Palmer report. What do they think of Prime Minister Erdogan’s announcement – or should that be ‘threat’ - of an increased Turkish navy presence in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean? We are talking here about a reckless action by a European Union candidate country. What was particularly distressing to my ears was Prime Minister Erdogan’s assertion that the Israelis interpret any criticism as anti-Semitic. Let us bear in mind that this very Turkish prime minister is failing to squarely confront and tackle the hate speech and anti-Semitism in his national media. You cannot be proud of a country where anti-Semitism is routine, can you? That is what a representative of the Jewish minority in Turkey told me in a telephone conversation. When the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs speaks in one breath of the Arab Spring and an Israeli Autumn, can we still talk of the peace process and the Turkish contribution? That is a deeply sad state of affairs. I hope that the Council and the Commission will declare where they stand on this issue."@en1
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