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"Mr President, it would seem that the agreement that we have been discussing today is quite obviously in the interests of European Union citizens. It is a technical agreement and we should vote in favour of it because it will help us to save money. No one is any doubt that Israeli medical products, in particular, are of the highest quality and no problems with their technical quality have ever been reported. Nevertheless, this debate has once again given rise to an outpouring of anti-Israeli rhetoric – much of which is actually lies – that bears no relation to reality.
Israel is a democracy and is not occupying anywhere. Israelis are entitled to build settlements on their own land, to which they are returning after so many years of exile. None of us should question that right. I would like to make it very clear that I consider it especially hypocritical, and quite outrageous, that people should attack a country and turn into an accusation the fact that we want to support a country that helps defend our civilisation, that also protects Europe from the threat of Islamic terrorism. Above all, it is particularly outrageous that those who wish to admonish Israel are the same people who fail to recognise the oppression of human rights in Cuba, who are able to applaud Fidel Castro, who do not see the problem in Venezuela, who, ultimately, do not see any problem with human rights in Belarus. Israel is a democracy and the loudest criticism of this country is frequently heard in its own parliament. I fully support the adoption of this agreement."@en1
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