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"Madam President, Baroness Ashton, the request made by Mahmoud Abbas must be supported because it is legitimate. It appears all the more legitimate against the backdrop of the Arab Spring uprisings, in which the people are currently proving that they are so hungry for democracy and liberty that they are willing to lay down their lives for them.
We cannot respond to this request for justice with injustice. The situation that has persisted for many years in the Middle East is no longer acceptable and must end. We now need to call for a real solution, namely, the immediate resumption of negotiations with a strict timetable and based on the 1967 agreement.
The creation of a democratic, viable and peaceful Palestinian state is surely the best guarantee of Israel’s security. Baroness Ashton, I congratulate you on all your efforts, but we need to go further, because once again, the Member States of the European Union are sadly divided and do not have a common position. Unfortunately, some European governments are acting counter to the will of their citizens, the bulk of whom are in favour of the creation of a Palestinian state. As the elected representatives of those citizens, can we accept this? I can also fully endorse the comments made by Mr Pöttering.
Baroness Ashton, it is time for the wind of change that is blowing in one part of the Arab world to be felt in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv too."@en1
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