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It is highly regrettable that people have lost their lives in this incident and every death is a dreadful loss. However, the resolution that we have been giving our views on is not simply a means of expressing the condolences of the European Parliament. It is specifically intended to represent a political position and, as such, it is unbalanced. It does not take into account the fact that Hamas is a terrorist organisation which aims to obliterate the state of Israel. Hamas is not mentioned in the text of the resolution, which seems rather strange, given that it is one of the parties involved in the conflict. The resolution calls on Israel to take action, but ignores the fact that Hamas is also in a position to take the initiative on an agreement or a peaceful solution. It also seems odd that the resolution firstly makes a strong condemnation of the attack on the Free Gaza ship and then calls for an investigation into it. The result of this is that the condemnation anticipates the conclusions of the investigation which is being called for. Israel is urged to end the blockade on Gaza immediately without any concessions being granted in return, despite the fact that the reasons for Israel introducing the blockade are well known."@en1
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