Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-03-11-Speech-4-173"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The case of Gilad Shalit2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100311.16.4-173"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-03-11-Speech-4-1742
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I welcome this cross-party resolution calling for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit held captive since 2006 by the military wing of Hamas. I agree with Gilad’s father, who has asked that his son’s case be addressed as a humanitarian issue and not be turned into a political football. In the cut and thrust of political debate we must never lose sight of the suffering of both Israeli and Palestinian families whose loved ones have been taken from them in this conflict. The Geneva Conventions must be respected by all sides. It is totally unacceptable that Gilad Shalit has been denied his rights as a prisoner of war to which the Goldstone Report categorically states he is entitled. His family have no information on the state of his health, either physical health or mental health. At the same time, amongst the 7 200 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, also held in breach of the Geneva Conventions, 1 500 are held for an indefinite period and 13 have already served 25 years. Forty-four are children while 23 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council are detained in retaliation for the capture of Gilad Shalit. Again, Goldstone is clear: these detentions of PLC members are contrary to international law. I will raise these issues at the Euromed Parliamentary Assembly in Jordan this weekend. I urge Catherine Ashton during her upcoming visit to the region to press the Israeli and Palestinian authorities, including those in Gaza, for the release of Gilad Shalit and of Palestinian children and PLC members and to ensure their safe and early return to their families."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Proinsias De Rossa,"1 "author."1
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