Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-23-Speech-2-560-000"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20121023.45.2-560-000"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spoken text |
"I am bitterly disappointed that Parliament voted to endorse ACAA. I do not accept the disingenuous argument of the majority of the PPE and ALDE that this was a purely technical matter. It is clearly a political one. and this vote will send out the message that the EU favours increased trade with Israel over the welfare of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who are daily subjected to a blockade of Gaza, illegal settlements on their territories, an apartheid wall and property evictions and demolitions. Trade can be a useful tool in development and peacemaking, but voting to accept ACAA is tantamount to endorsing the ongoing violations of international humanitarian and human rights law that Israel is inflicting on the Palestinian territories and people. Through this failure to provide consistency in the application of its fundamental principles, and only weeks after the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Parliament is undermining its own, and the EU’s, credibility as a force for good in the world. It makes no sense. I will continue to contribute to peaceful settlement in this troubled region, and strive for justice for all."@en1
|
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:unclassifiedMetadata |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples