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"Madam President, President-in-Office, Commissioner, the spiralling level of violence in the Middle East blinds us to the fact that it was not so very long ago that, instead of the current feelings of despair, there was optimism and hope that a permanent peace could be achieved. Unfortunately these hopes were to be cruelly shattered and it is hard to forget that the present
arose directly from the unnecessary and provocative visit by Mr Sharon to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. However, nothing justified the subsequent acts of terrorism by either side, and in the current highly charged emotional situation, with the areas of conflict so widespread, it is very difficult to see a cease-fire emerging.
It is clear that the only way of breaking the current deadlock is through the intervention of a third party. The only feasible third party would be a team of international observers. We know this is acceptable to the United Nations and the Palestinians, but regrettably it has been rejected by the Israelis. The United States has endorsed the Israeli position. Regrettably its blind allegiance is paradoxically damaging to Israel's cause. Instead of being a puppet of the Israelis, the US should be independent and use its influence to pressurise them to end their violence, just as we, in the EU, must use our influence with the Palestinians to do likewise. If both we and the US work together in common cause, there is just a possibility that we could halt the continuing slide into regional conflict and restore peace negotiations once again on the basis of the Mitchell recommendations. That should continue to be our primary objective."@en1
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