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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the tragic situation of Palestine illustrates two political truths, which are only bitter for utopians. First of all, each nation necessarily aspires to sovereignty, in other words, to have the full reign of a territory that is its own and which it can organise as it wishes. Secondly, it is not, therefore, borders which create conflicts, but the lack of safe and recognised borders. It is not the division of nations which engenders war, it is when the nations are thrown together. Throughout the world, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural societies have failed, causing bloodshed, and yet there are many utopians even in this House who would like to conduct such experiments on our European societies. I greatly admire Mr Cohn-Bendit’s realistic attitude towards the Middle East, an attitude that totally contradicts the hare-brained ideas of his friends and his own colleagues, regarding the situation in France for example.
That said, the tragic but fragmented events – bloody attacks, arms trafficking, the mutual accusations of murder, terrorism, the repeated failures at maintaining a truce, the unacceptable destruction – are sad consequences, which must not, however, be confused with the profound causes of the situation. The fundamental problem is that there will only be peace if the Israelis and the Palestinians each have a territory that is marked by recognised borders and, within this territory, they have the opportunity to govern their country freely, without threats or interference. The State of Israel now possesses three quarters of Palestine’s former territory under the British mandate. The Palestinians must be permitted to live freely, in peace, in the other quarter.
As sensitive as some places are for the Jewish people and for other believers, places which have great religious significance, we must bring an end to the colonisation of the occupied territories which stems from 1967. We must observe the United Nations Security Council resolutions and we must also bring an end to a military occupation that has lasted for almost 35 years now and which is an outright record in history. Of course, Israel has a right to secure serious guarantees in exchange for its withdrawal. These guarantees can be granted within the framework of the United Nations Organisation, and, in particular, by the United States of America. They must be more serious than those that failed to prevent the 1967 conflict. However, this is no longer 1967. Israel must thus have the courage to appreciate its victories, to withdraw from the occupied territories. Only then can peace return to the Middle East."@en1
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