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"Mr President, I had to vote against this resolution because, unfortunately, it took a very one-sided view of East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Just as people have said in their speeches here, this would question Israel’s legitimacy.
We in the European Union need to remember our values. We are in favour of democracy, human rights and freedom of opinion, and I hope that we also want to build lasting peace in the Middle East. In this respect, it was encouraging to see that the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) suggested that Hamas should recognise the state of Israel and give its support to a two-state solution, and that it should end its strikes against Israel. They have, of course, intensified in recent times.
In this respect, I hope that the European Parliament and the European Union will make it very clear that we will stand by our values. We support democracy and Israel. We should also clearly state that Jerusalem is the indivisible capital of Israel. It is that, both in the historic sense and today. If a two-state solution should one day materialise, it will also do so with a respect for the facts of history."@en1
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