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As I observed on a recent visit to Palestine, the Israeli Government is still building settlements and its wall of shame, despite criticism and protests. It has persisted in the military occupation, in destroying infrastructure, housing and other installations, in carrying out targeted killings, and in holding more than 7 000 Palestinian prisoners, almost 340 of whom are children, in Israeli jails. It has continued to violate the most fundamental rights of the Palestinian people on a regular basis, attacking Syria and conducting a campaign of genuine state terrorism.
It is with frustration and indignation, therefore, that one hears speeches by Members of this House demanding respect for the Rule of Law. How can one demand that President Arafat and the Palestinian Government take steps to combat acts of terrorism while the Israeli military is occupying Palestine?
The European Union must table initiatives and practical measures. The Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the EU and Israel must be suspended, as requested in the EP resolution on the ‘Situation in the Middle East’, of 10 April 2002.
The Commission and the Council must table an initiative within the UN, demanding that the UN negotiations be concluded, recognising the Palestinians’ right to dignity and to their own independent state, and sending international observers and a UN-backed peacekeeping force to intervene."@en1
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