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For some time now, this Parliament has been exercised by the desire to speed the end of the Middle East conflict. It might be said that this House is unanimous in its desire for a ‘firm and final peace agreement’ ensuring that Jews, Moslems and Christians can live together.
It is unfortunate that the constructive dialogue motivated by this common goal has given way to a sectarianism more commonly found elsewhere. The result has been a string of monologues, one after another, that contribute little to solving this problem effectively.
It is important to remain strictly impartial and objective on this issue, resisting the temptation to approach it bombastically.
It gives me cause for deep regret that this issue should still be a hostage to factionalism and radical pamphleteering which, on top of everything else, damages the credibility of the European Parliament and leads to its resolutions being held in contempt.
Comparing the actions of a democratic sovereign state in defence of its citizens to terrorism constitutes an inexcusable inversion of the principles which should guide an independent evaluation of the causes and effects of this conflict, in the certainty that peace for both nations will have to be attained not by seeking to apportion blame but via the road of justice, stability and honour.
Through the votes on individual paragraphs, I was able to help improve the overall balance of the text."@en1
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