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"Mr President, Commissioner, a few days ago, on 16 October, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamed, at the Summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, stated that the Jews control the world by proxy. An important French newspaper stated that, in the name of anti-Zionism, proclaimed far from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, anti-Semitism is re-remerging in a new normalised form. The Middle East conflict, however, is not unrelated to all these problems and we are all concerned about this conflict and this problem.
We are now dealing with a report on peace and dignity in the Middle East. The report has been produced by the rapporteur, Mr Menéndez del Valle, who has made, I believe, a considerable effort which we are grateful for, although I do not agree with some of his conclusions.
This afternoon, we have had the opportunity to hear two figures from the region: Naomi Chazan, an Israeli, and Jamal Zaqoud, of the Palestinian National Council, who, after the Dead Sea talks, wish to present what is known as the Geneva Accord. They are excellent people – there are excellent people on both sides – their will is excellent, but, naturally, in both cases they are currently far from the political powers, which in reality are the people who govern the destinies of Israel and Palestine.
I said that this report has been produced with difficulty, because the first document was dated 21 May and the Commission’s agreement did not arrive until 9 October. Almost five months have passed and, over these five months, too many things have happened in those countries.
It is a report which relates to the first phase of the Roadmap and I believe it is positive that Parliament should give its opinion on it, because it is the only direction. It also talks about education for peace, which is necessary at all times. Where I disagree with the report, however, is the second part, in which it wishes to propose what the second and third phase of this application will be. I believe it is premature at the moment to define a series of issues which will certainly be problematic: what must the final borders be, what must the policy on refugees be, what must be done in Jerusalem. I believe – sincerely – that it is premature to talk about it at the moment. The priority now is to ensure that the deaths in that region come to an end.
I believe – and I regret – that this report will not make a real contribution to the peace process, because it will not be accepted equally by the conflicting parties and, in this regard, the European Union will not increase its prestige and its moral authority in the region, which is so necessary at the moment."@en1
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