Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-12-15-Speech-2-183"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council on the Middle East peace process, including the situation in eastern Jerusalem (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091215.14.2-183"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-12-15-Speech-2-1842
lpv:speaker	lp:Caroline Lucas2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to welcome the statements from both the Council and the Commission, but my question to them both is when are we are going to go beyond the fine words – which I very much agree with – when are we going to have real action? We have heard the same words over and again that we need to ensure that Israel does this or does that, but we need the real leverage to make that happen, otherwise Israel will simply ignore us, as it continues to do. My question is what practically can you do to make sure that we see real movement and progress here? To my mind that has to involve issues like the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. Focusing on the situation in East Jerusalem, I welcome very much the Swedish Presidency’s initiative and its clarity over the role of Jerusalem as a capital of two states and your firmness about the importance of Israel freezing its settlement activity in East Jerusalem. I also pay tribute to the authors of the EU Heads of Mission report on East Jerusalem itself. That report speaks with a clarity and vision which is all too often absent in these debates. It sets out how Israel’s policy of illegal annexation of East Jerusalem is deliberately designed to weaken the Palestinian community in the city and prevent Palestinian development. But the Heads of Mission called on the Council to adopt a whole range of recommendations as a result of that report, and I believe that we need to see urgent action from the Council to do exactly that. If the EU is serious about its commitment to a two-state solution, it needs to be doing everything possible to preserve and strengthen the Palestinian character and identity of East Jerusalem. The Heads of Mission statement and report show practical ways of doing so."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2009-09-16--2010-05-17)3 member; FEMM (2009-07-16--2010-05-17)3 member; INTA (2009-07-16--2010-05-17)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2009-09-16--2010-05-17)3 substitute; ENVI (2009-07-16--2010-05-17)3 member; G/EFA (2009-07-14--2010-05-17)3 unknown; Green Party (2009-07-14--2010-05-17)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Caroline Lucas,"1 "on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group."1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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