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Mr President, Commissioner, Mr High Representative, I intend to speak in Dutch, as you will gather.
In Israel, a new government coalition has taken office and presidential elections have been held in Palestine. Those elections came about with the active support and help of the international community and particularly of the European Union, which contributed with an extensive observation mission under the supervision of Mr Rocard. Those elections were held because Israel had the wisdom to let them proceed, albeit not always without difficulty. The circumstances in East Jerusalem and the closing of the border crossing with Egypt spring to mind. However, the elections were made possible, above all, thanks to the maturity of the Palestinian people who have demonstrated their devotion to democracy, their desire for good governance and proper jurisdiction and, most of all, their desire for peace.
I should particularly like to pay tribute to the Palestinian women who have made a definite contribution to the successful conclusion of those elections. Were they perfect? No, they were not, but, even with their imperfections, they can be examples to the entire region, and the Palestinians are absolutely right to be proud of this. We know what the key players, being the Palestinian Authority and Israel, now need to do, and so do they, in fact. The bloodshed has to stop, and the violence has to end as an indispensable first step towards peace. President Abbas appears to be managing to dissuade the Palestinian armed movements from using violence, which is no small feat. We support him in this, and we encourage him to persevere. In Israel, the government was changed in order to carry out the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. We call on the Israeli Government to do this, to stop building the wall and to stop resorting to irresponsible violence. The most pressing tasks for Israel and Palestine are to stop the violence, restore basic security and restore a sense of normality.
An exceptional window of opportunity has been opened in the Middle East. I, along with my entire group, would want nothing more than for that window to become an avenue of opportunity. The European Union and the United States should now, based on their complementary roles, within the quartet and according to the roadmap, ensure as a matter of great urgency that Israel and Palestine take the road towards peace. Mr High Representative and Commissioner, you can both play a decisive role in this. Things have rarely looked so promising. What we now need is action."@en1
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