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"Madam President, I join all colleagues in this House in proposing a resolution which expresses deep revulsion at the brutal killing spree which has been waged in the name of Islamic State and expresses full support for the international coalition to combat it. Events today add to the tragic history of conflict both in Iraq and in Syria, and my group believes that there can be no substitute for the creation of stable, pluralistic democracies in both countries with full respect for minority and human rights and no impunity for all those responsible for violations.
As Socialists and Democrats we emphasise that many Muslims, in the Arab world and within our own borders, are appalled by this horrendous violence. Although there are those who would call this an Islamic State, let me state that this is a fight not against Islam, a great religion of peace, but one against terrorism. Our group says that European diplomacy must give priority to a regional solution, one that, despite the difficulties, must include the participation of Iran and of Saudi Arabia. I have to say I am appalled at the evidence given to the Committee on Foreign Affairs that actors within the European Union Member States are purchasing oil which directly finances Islamic State and I hope that the President-in-Office in his response will commit to the urgent investigation of this problem that our resolution demands.
Finally let me express deepest sympathy for the death of the aid worker from my own Member State, Great Britain, David Haines. Humanitarian workers go into zones of conflict and of danger in the world motivated only by the wish to help others. Their only protection is the principles of international humanitarian law as enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. Since 2003 the United Nations has said that any attack on a humanitarian aid worker by a belligerent party is itself a crime of war. Humanitarian workers indeed represent the best of humanity, and the killing of David Haines and the threat against other humanitarian workers can only be described as an inhuman act."@en1
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