Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-01-Speech-3-076"
Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
---|---|
rdf:type | |
dcterms:Date | |
dcterms:Is Part Of | |
dcterms:Language | |
lpv:document identification number |
"en.20060201.12.3-076"2
|
lpv:hasSubsequent | |
lpv:speaker | |
lpv:spokenAs | |
lpv:translated text |
"Madam President, I wish to thank Mr McMillan-Scott and Mrs De Keyser: the elections went smoothly in every way. Over and above that, these are historic elections: this is the first democratic change in the Arab world.
The Palestinian people did not vote in favour of Hamas, it voted against Fatah. Hamas won on the basis of a programme centred on the fight against corruption and on the reform of the PLO, the only organisation authorised to negotiate. Above all, it won on the basis of a social programme to be implemented specifically within Palestine. Those were my specific impressions when, away from our mission, I met the Palestinian mayors and their association, which is dominated by Hamas. As for aid, we must continue helping the Palestinian people, make sure that officials are paid and, above all, prevent the State from collapsing, otherwise the Palestinian Authority will fall into the hands of another country.
It is imperative that we wait, ladies and gentlemen, but let us not become naively optimistic. Read the Hamas Charter: it is despicable and disgraceful. It must be rendered null and void so that the new government can become a discussion partner. We have to set a date – a schedule – so that Hamas faces up to its responsibilities, because it has become a legitimate party in a democratic country."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples