Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-18-Speech-3-060"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030618.6.3-060"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-18-Speech-3-0612
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-09-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the violent destruction of the State of Israel. That is what the Palestinian Islamic terrorist movement, Hamas, has in mind. Peace efforts in the Middle East must concentrate on neutralising enemies of peace, such as Hamas. The Council decisions taken the day before yesterday in Luxembourg constitute a step, albeit a very late step, in the right direction. The European Union would now like to act against the entire Hamas movement, and no longer confine itself to the so-called military wing of Hamas. I truly hope that the Member States will be united in adopting a consistent policy against another enemy of peace in the region, the Lebanese Hezbollah, for that ‘Party of Allah’ does not want to resign itself to the existence of a Jewish state either. In its meeting in Luxembourg, the Council was right to underline the need for a constructive stance in the fight against terror by the States in the Middle East themselves. The Islamic Republic of Iran, of all states, with which the European Union is in intense negotiation at present about a deepening of the economic and political relationship, is refusing to cooperate. Mr President, how else am I to interpret the statement which Iranian ex-President Rafsanjani made last Friday? With an obvious reference to the suicide bombers, this authoritative Persian politician stated: ‘For each Palestinian who goes to Heaven, 300 Israelis go to Hell’. The European Union must continue to take a forceful and consistent stand against this religious legitimisation and encouragement of terror, for the sake of its own political credibility, both inside and outside the Union and, above all, for the sake of peace in the Middle East."@en1

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