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"Mr President, President Sarkozy, this is a Presidency that will stand out. Managing to make Europe speak with one voice is no mean feat, but in the sphere of human rights, you have disappointed and shocked us.
The latest disavowal concerns the political upgrading of Israel, carried out at full speed in the Council. As you know, even European aid is no longer reaching Gaza. You know that Commissioner Michel is speaking of collective punishment. Hundreds of e-mails have been sent to the European Parliament imploring it to make the upgrading conditional on compliance with international law. We are postponing our vote, but what are you doing? You are forcing an unconditional ‘yes’, and the justification you are giving is that this will mean we will have more influence over Israel. Am I dreaming? Since July, Israel has had an agreement in principle and, in addition, has held the vice-presidency of the Union for the Mediterranean.
Has it imposed a freeze on settlements, reduced the checkpoints or loosened its stranglehold on Gaza? No. Consequently, to give an electoral boost to Mrs Livni, you are dismissing human rights out of hand and reinforcing those on the ground in both camps who believe that only crime and violence pay, and who seek confrontation. Mr Sarkozy, this is no longer
but either blindness or unacceptable cynicism."@en1
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