Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-10-22-Speech-3-233"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-10-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Peace and dignity in the Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031022.9.3-233"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-10-22-Speech-3-2342
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, in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, the rapporteur and I have crossed swords on a number of occasions. This was, incidentally, done in a peaceful and – I sincerely hope – dignified manner. These key words ‘peace and dignity’ are what Mr Menéndez del Valle is striving to achieve in the permanently haemorrhaging Middle East – an honourable endeavour in which I would like to be alongside him. I can see two enormous barriers blocking the Roadmap to peace and dignity in the Middle East, and I believe that the rapporteur greatly underestimates them. They are the Islamists’ urge to destroy the Jewish state of Israel, and the interference in the region, which causes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to escalate. Over the past year, Israel and its citizens have been increasingly faced with the deadly combination of these two factors. To quote but one example: the Lebanese Islamist terrorist movement, Hizbollah, closely linked to Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran, has for years been actively building its own terrorist network on the West Bank. I therefore again ask the Council and Commission, as a matter of urgency, what conclusions they draw from this with regard to entering into association and trade agreements with the countries I have named. After all, both European institutions are in favour of fighting international terrorism. Mr Menéndez del Valle, allow me once more to cross swords with you. At the end of paragraph 25, you express your hope that you will be able, as soon as possible, to welcome the new Palestinian Prime Minister to this House’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy. Why are you overlooking his Israeli counterpart? An invitation to both appears to me to be a parliamentary approach that would have a more balanced, peaceful and dignified effect on the Middle East conflict."@en1

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