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"Mr President, we are talking about Syria and we are saying that there is too much talk and too little action. I agree with my fellow Members, as it is fortunately not often that we talk about such terrible things here. We should not be sparing with our words of condemnation, and not just for Assad but also for all those who support him, because those governments that are supporting President Assad are also committing a crime. We are faced with an appalling and terrible dictatorship in this very day and age. I also agree with all those who have said that we must use all available and acceptable methods to save people from death and suffering and to save the wonderful Syrian culture from destruction. Yet Syria has a neighbour, a country that is prospering, democratic and developing very well, and this neighbour is Israel. I heard a speech by President Perez where he spoke of assistance for the development of democracy, for economic growth and for the construction of a modern society in neighbouring countries. He was speaking in the context of the Arab Spring in North African countries. This would be the dream. I imagine that Palestine, the inhabitants of the West Bank, they too could provide assistance to neighbouring countries. Yet the failed and stalled peace process between Israel and Palestine constantly draws our attention away from these terrible events in the region. We talk about settlements, we talk about trade agreements and we talk about the destruction of humanitarian aid instead of speaking about how these two communities could provide added value in stabilising the region. I would thus call on the governments of Israel and Palestine to sit down at the negotiating table, as peace in your region is what is needed most."@en1
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