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Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señor comisario, estuve en el paso fronterizo de Rafah. Lo que allí pudimos ver y oír era el olor y el horror de un genocidio. Si no lo fuera, habría que inventar una nueva palabra para describir lo que allí sucede, pero la Corte Internacional de Justicia ha dicho que es plausible que se esté cometiendo un genocidio y las medidas cautelares impuestas a Israel son jurídicamente vinculantes. ¿Me puede decir si la Comisión está valorando alguna medida para hacer cumplir a Israel estas medidas cautelares de la Corte Internacional de Justicia? También sabemos que las acusaciones falsas al UNRWA son parte de la estrategia del Gobierno de Israel para evitar que entre la ayuda humanitaria y distribuirla. ¿Me puede contestar, señor comisario, si hay alguna prueba de la última acusación de Israel en cuanto a la participación de trabajadores del UNRWA? ¿Y me puede confirmar también, señor comisario, si, sabiendo que el UNRWA es insustituible ―no hay agencia que pueda sustituirlo―, la Comisión va a desembolsar antes de finales de febrero los 82 millones de ayuda que corresponden?
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Rosa D'Amato
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Czechia
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, quello che sta avvenendo nella Striscia di Gaza è senza precedenti: da ottobre a oggi i morti sono quasi 30.000, di cui la stragrande maggioranza civili e soprattutto migliaia di bambini; i feriti sono oltre 70.000 e poi ancora milioni di sfollati; la maggior parte degli ospedali e delle scuole distrutti dalle bombe.  Nessun conflitto recente si è minimamente avvicinato a un massacro del genere. Il cosiddetto diritto alla difesa di Israele è stato oltrepassato da tempo. Ma l'Europa fa fatica ancora a capirlo. Chiamiamolo con il giusto nome: nella Striscia di Gaza è in atto un vero e proprio genocidio. L'attacco pianificato di Tel Aviv a Rafah sarà un ulteriore bagno di sangue.  Questo massacro va fermato subito. Non basta una tregua: serve una pace duratura. Il piano di Netanyahu per il post-conflitto va in direzione opposta. L'idea di far fuori l'UNRWA da Gaza è inaccettabile. L'unica pace possibile è con il riconoscimento dello Stato palestinese. L'Europa si deve impegnare perché questo avvenga. La storia non perdonerà gli indifferenti e noi non staremo tra loro.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Özlem Demirel
Political group: The Left
Country: Hungary
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Seit Jahren behauptet man in der EU, man stehe für eine Zweistaatenlösung. Doch nichts hat man für ein souveränes Palästina in den letzten Jahren unternommen. Die meisten Mitgliedstaaten haben Palästina noch nicht einmal anerkannt. Seit vier Monaten tobt nun ein brutaler Krieg gegen Gaza. Auch während dieser Debatte hier nehmen Tod, Leid, Zerstörung und Verwüstung ihren Lauf in Gaza. Seit vier Monaten hört man von der Netanjahu-Regierung inakzeptable Aussagen. Man setzte Palästina mit menschlichen Tieren gleich. Netanjahu selbst sagte, ein souveränes Palästina wird es so bald nicht geben. Das ist inakzeptabel, liebe Kollegen – die doppelten Standards in Europa übrigens auch. Maoz Inon, ein Israeli, der am 7. Oktober seine Eltern – beide Eltern – verloren hat, appellierte im Februar auf einer Friedenskundgebung in Israel an die USA und an Deutschland und sagte: Schicken Sie uns nicht Waffen, schicken Sie uns Friedenshilfen, denn die Waffen nutzt diese Regierung nicht nur, um die Palästinenser zu entmenschlichen, sondern auch, um uns unserer demokratischen Rechte zu berauben. Was antworten wir ihm? Was antwortet Frau von der Leyen ihm, die eben der israelischen ultrarechten Regierung bedingungslose Solidarität zugesichert hat?
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, je to již téměř pět měsíců od napadení Izraele Hamásem. Pět měsíců násilí a tisíce ztracených životů. Všichni víme, že Izrael má právo na sebeobranu proti teroristickým útokům Hamásu. Výzva k míru je jistě na místě, ale já se ptám, jak na ni odpovídá Hamás? Kdy Hamás propustí rukojmí? Bezpodmínečně, protože byl to on, kdo si tyto rukojmí odvezl, kdo je týrá! Jak dlouho bude ještě Hamás brát životy Izraelců, ale i životy Palestinců jako své rukojmí? Krize v Gaze je dílem těch, kteří z Gazy udělali pevnost Hamásu. Za krizi v Gaze zodpovídá Hamás. A já se ptám, jak dlouho ještě budou muset trpět palestinské ženy a děti pod vládou Hamásu? Mezinárodní snahy o mír a propuštění rukojmích jsou samozřejmě na místě, ale dohodě brání nenávist Hamásu vůči Izraeli. Můžeme snad čekat, že se Izrael jen tak vzdá své obrany, že nechá na sebe útočit? Izrael reagoval na násilí a na nenávist vůči Izraeli. A pokud se ptáte občanů, pak říkají – a já s nimi souhlasím –, že máme pomoci humanitárně, ale neposílat peníze teroristům. A UNRWA není zdaleka jediná charitativní organizace. Já chci v této chvíli poděkovat Mezinárodnímu výboru Červeného kříže, že pomáhá. Proto, pokud humanitární pomoc, pak jedině díky a prostřednictvím uznávaných mezinárodních organizací.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ana Miranda
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: PT

A Senhora teria que visitar as escolas da UNRWA. Teria que visitar como dão, neste momento, casa para as pessoas que ficaram sem casa com os bombardeamentos de Israel. Visite, Senhora, as escolas da UNRWA e não fale, como os seus colegas que estavam aqui a berrar e agora se foram. Não fica nenhum do Partido Popular nem da extrema—direita. Isso mostra o pouco que lhes importam as vidas humanas.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Maria Arena
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, alors que la Cour de justice internationale décide de mesures conservatoires imposées à Israël pour éviter le génocide à Gaza, Israël s’en moque. Israël continue. Il continue les opérations militaires indiscriminées. Il continue à empêcher l’arrivée de l’aide humanitaire pour les populations de Gaza. Israël contrevient aux yeux de tous aux règles internationales, même quand il s’agit du risque de génocide. Et l’Union européenne regarde. Pire, certains États membres et certains membres de cette assemblée sont prêts à suspendre le financement de la seule organisation à même d’éviter ce génocide par la faim qu’est l’UNRWA. A-t-on vraiment perdu le minimum d’empathie et d’humanité dans cette Europe? Je me le demande. Il n’y a pas ici un débat idéologique. Il y a en face de nous des milliers de personnes, de femmes, d’enfants qui meurent de faim, de froid, opérés sans anesthésie. Est-ce que nous sommes dépourvus d’humanité? Je vous pose la question. Il est temps d’agir, à la Commission, il est temps d’agir pour financer l’UNRWA, je dirais même pour renforcer l’UNRWA, pour lui donner plus de moyens. Il est temps d’agir pour que ce cessez-le-feu arrive. Il est temps d’agir pour donner un message à Israël par rapport à l’Accord d’association et de dire non, nous ne sommes pas prêts à tout accepter. Il est temps d’agir avant qu’il ne soit trop tard.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Salima Yenbou
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, après quatre mois, nous passons ici pour dire à peu près la même chose: 1 200 morts, dont 36 enfants en Israël, 138 otages israéliens, près de 30 000 Palestiniens morts, dont 5 350 enfants et 3 250 femmes, des milliers de Gazaouis disparus, plus d’un million de déplacés. La situation aujourd’hui est dramatique et inhumaine: 300 000 Palestiniens souffrent de malnutrition et une menace de famine de masse plane sur Gaza. Il est impératif de conclure sans délai un accord sur le cessez-le-feu. Je crois qu’on est, dans la grande majorité, d’accord pour acheminer d’urgence l’aide humanitaire et permettre la libération des otages. Nous devons également nous opposer fermement à une offensive terrestre à Rafah, qui entraînerait une catastrophe humanitaire sans précédent. Les récentes démolitions d’habitations palestiniennes à Jérusalem-Est par les autorités israéliennes constituent des violations du droit international, augmentant le risque d’une escalade régionale. Il est crucial aussi d’éviter l’embrasement régional, en particulier au Liban et en Mer Rouge, au risque de menacer l’Égypte. Je rappelle avec force que la seule solution permettant de répondre aux besoins de sécurité d’Israël et aux aspirations légitimes des Palestiniens est la solution à deux États selon les frontières de 1967. Il est temps de s’y mettre.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ana Miranda
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor comisario, dígale al señor Borrell que precisamos más presión internacional sobre Israel para conseguir el alto al fuego en este genocidio y evitar una catástrofe mayor en Gaza. Este sábado, estuve con otros eurodiputados en el paso fronterizo de Rafah entre Egipto y Gaza. Allí —entre ambulancias y tanques—, se ve el bloqueo humanitario que está sufriendo Gaza, con más de dos mil camiones que esperan para entrar con ayuda humanitaria, mientras uno de cada seis niños sufre desnutrición en Gaza. Es inmoral que mueran bebés por falta de leche mientras hay camiones bloqueados, comisario. Como estos,
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ana Miranda
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: ES

Vimos el centro logístico de la Media Luna Roja egipcia y las mercancías que ha rechazado Israel con ayuda humanitaria internacional —medicinas, alimentos, generadores eléctricos o tiendas para el cobijo— procedente de veintiuna agencias internacionales y cuarenta países donantes. Ya no me quedan palabras después de haber visitado a personas palestinas evacuadas en el hospital de El Arish. Todos los interlocutores con los que hemos hablado dicen que hay un riesgo inminente de colapso por la falta de ayuda humanitaria. Si no los matan por bombas...
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Miguel Urbán Crespo
Political group: The Left
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, genocidio, ocupación, limpieza étnica. Israel está realizando una nueva Nakba con la complicidad de los Gobiernos europeos. Anoche regresé del paso fronterizo de Rafah. A escasos metros se hacinaban más de un millón de personas que —según los organismos internacionales— necesitan recibir seiscientos camiones de ayuda humanitaria al día. ¿Cuántos deja pasar Israel? Cinco, señorías, cinco al día. Israel está utilizando el hambre como arma de guerra. Basta ya de complicidad. Exigimos acciones contundentes que pongan fin a esta barbarie. Comisario, usted sabe que para acabar con ella hay que declarar un embargo de armas y suspender el Acuerdo de Asociación con Israel. ¿A qué estamos esperando? ¿A que se consuma este genocidio? Y le quería preguntar, señor comisario: ¿qué hará la Comisión sobre la financiación al UNRWA? ¿Desembolsará lo que corresponde? ¿O contribuirá a su criminalización tal y como quiere Israel? El plazo se agota y la historia nos está mirando.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Radan Kanev
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, всеки нормален човек вижда ужаса в Ивицата Газа и в Източна Украйна и всеки нормален човек иска мир и в Близкия Изток, и в Европа. Иска тази чудовищна касапница да спре. Но истината е, че в рамките на този дебат никой не каза как. И ние трябва да си признаем, че може би нямаме отговор как. Защото веднъж започната, войната има своята жестока логика на болка, на омраза, на естествена ескалация, която виждаме пред очите си. И все пак има очевидна стъпка към мир. Стъпка, която зависи от агресорите, и стъпка, която не е направена.  Тези, които започнаха войната в Украйна – режимът на Путин, през февруари 2022 г., и тези, които започнаха войната в Газа – терористичната организация Хамас, с атаката си на 7 октомври 2003 г., не признават правото на съществуване на своя противник. Путин не признава правото на Украйна на независимост и самоопределение. Хамас не признава дори правото на живот на гражданите на държавата Израел и това се съдържа в лозунга, който малоумници по университетите на Запад повтарят от реката до морето. Това е призив за етническо прочистване. Така че пътят към мира започва с признаването на правото на живот, свобода и самоопределение на гражданите на израелската държава и на гражданите на Украйна.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor comisario, la desproporción de la respuesta militar israelí destruye cualquier atisbo de derecho de autodefensa. Es ya pura impunidad.  Para los que justifican esa respuesta, piensen si es o no proporcionada. Israel ha matado a treinta mil personas, el 70 % de ellas mujeres y niños, para neutralizar —es la palabra que se utiliza— a seis mil terroristas: una proporción de cinco a uno, cinco civiles por cada terrorista. Es decir, si mañana un terrorista en una ciudad europea secuestra a cinco personas —dos mujeres, dos niños y un adulto—, para muchas personas en esta Cámara la solución es matar a los seis. Esa es la proporción y esa es la lógica que al parecer es éticamente aceptable cuando aquí se ha preguntado cuál es el límite. Pero claro, yo estoy hablando, en mi ejemplo, de mujeres y niños europeos, no de mujeres y niños palestinos. Y esa jerarquía entre víctimas está éticamente podrida.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Sophia in 't Veld
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, every person has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – Palestinian people no less than Israelis. That is the principle that we should all defend, including the right, which is now absent. Europe is an ally of Israel, but that does not mean unconditional support to a far-right government, because what we see today is not self-defence, but vengeance – and for some, even the stated objective of ethnic cleansing. Removing aid from the Palestinian people at this point is a certain and horrible death. Funds for UNRWA have been withdrawn on the basis of allegations which have not been proven. But even if they were, punishing innocent people cannot possibly be just. Thousands of children killed, maimed, traumatised – how can that be just and proportional? An allegation of atrocities committed by Israeli forces has not led to withdrawal of support to Israel, including the continued arms supply. Resuming funding for UNRWA, immediate and permanent ceasefire, the return of the hostages, and a two-state solution are the only way out of this horror. The only way.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

The Irish government, and indeed Irish MEPs, have repeatedly called for a ceasefire. But day by day we see the horrors continue. Where does this all end? Whatever post-conflict Gaza looks like, the EU should be united in calling for Palestinian people to have a voice and a vote in what that looks like through a revitalised Palestinian Authority. Otherwise, extremists will fill the void. Until now, we have seen no plans for what happens next. But Netanyahu’s government has now rejected any internationally-imposed solution, including the prospect of the recognition of a Palestinian state. Plans to build thousands of new settlement homes in the West Bank fly directly in the face of the two-state solution. How can we, as an EU institution that supports the two-state solution, not point out this glaring hypocrisy? Palestinians have the right to life, not just to live, but a life. Let’s give it to them.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Elena Yoncheva
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, le conflit dans la bande de Gaza exige une approche qui respecte les droits de toutes les parties impliquées. Les développements récents n’ont fait qu’aggraver les souffrances des civils innocents pris entre deux feux. Il est crucial de reconnaître le droit légitime des Palestiniens et des Israéliens à vivre dans la paix et la sécurité. Et j’applaudis les efforts du vice-président, M. Borrell, pour résoudre cette question complexe. Son engagement souligne l’importance de la coopération internationale pour résoudre ce conflit de longue date.  Mais son engagement seul ne suffit pas. Après tout, nous devons être unis autour d’une vision claire, qui est la solution à deux États. Pour y parvenir, l’Europe doit prendre l’initiative de revitaliser les efforts en faveur de la solution à deux États et nous devrons établir une feuille de route et commencer à travailler.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Karen Melchior
Political group: Renew
Country: Estonia
Language: EN

Madam President, thank you very much, Commissioner Lenarčič, for being here for this important debate. We’ve spoken a lot of words about this conflict for years. Now we must stop just speaking and actually show some action. Ahmad al-Ghuferi lost 103 family members in a military attack hitting two of his family’s houses. Hind Rajab, a six-year-old girl, was killed when she was trying to shelter in a car being attacked by Israeli military. We need to stop this conflict. We need a ceasefire right this moment in order to save human lives. This is a humanitarian crisis that is caused by war, which is why the ceasefire is so urgent. But once we have the ceasefire, we need to apply the necessary pressure to Netanyahu. Netanyahu, I am afraid, will try and continue this conflict in order to stay out of prison, because as long as he’s prime minister, he can stay out of prison, and we may not allow this to happen. We must have a two-state solution as soon as possible.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Tomislav Sokol
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, povjereniče, kolegice i kolege. U svojoj rezoluciji iz siječnja, Europski parlament zauzeo je jasno stajalište o situaciji u Gazi, pri čemu je zatražio trajni prekid vatre, ali uz uvjet da se hitno i bezuvjetno oslobode svi taoci te da se raspusti teroristička organizacija Hamas. Potpuno je jasno da nema opstanka i sigurnosti Izraela bez potpunog uništenja Hamasa. U temeljnim dokumentima Hamasa i dan danas se poziva na ubijanje Židova gdje god se oni nalaze. Drugim riječima, Hamas naprosto mora nestati, zajedno sa svima onima koji ga podržavaju. Nažalost, mnogi slijeva i danas ovdje relativiziraju zločine koje je počinio Hamas i pokušavaju izjednačiti krivnju za rat na koji je Izrael prisiljen. Istovremeno, činjenica je da se Hamasovi teroristi perfidno i dalje skrivaju iza žena i djece, koju uporno koriste kao živi štit, suprotno svim pravilima međunarodnog prava i običaja ratovanja. Dame i gospodo, Hamas je odavno prestao biti samo izraelski problem te je postao širi faktor nestabilnosti i nesigurnosti. Pogotovo u Europskoj uniji, gdje njegovi pristaše, redom islamisti, šire govor mržnje u srcima Europskih gradova. Stoga, recimo
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, dirijo-me a si, felicitando-a pelas posições lúcidas e corajosas que, juntamente com o Alto Representante Josep Borrell, tem assumido sobre a catástrofe política e humanitária em agravamento permanente na Faixa de Gaza. Como relator permanente do Parlamento Europeu para a ajuda humanitária, condeno os sucessivos atropelos à aplicação dos princípios do Direito Internacional Humanitário praticados no terreno. O legítimo direito de defesa de Israel não pode obliterar a garantia dos direitos humanos e os princípios democráticos, como estabelecido no artigo 2.º do Acordo de Associação União Europeia-Israel. Espero que os esforços que estão a ser desenvolvidos neste momento por uma trégua rápida sejam bem-sucedidos e que seja o primeiro passo para o cessar-fogo necessário. Mas sejamos claros. Um cessar-fogo não resolve a crise humanitária em Gaza, nem cria, por si só, condições para uma transição que respeite os tratados e as relações internacionais. É fundamental que, em paralelo com a investigação de comportamentos inadequados de alguns colaboradores da UNRWA e do reforço do sistema de monitorização, esta continue a ter o financiamento e o apoio adequado para garantir o seu insubstituível trabalho humanitário em Gaza.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Georgios Kyrtsos
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, ο Netanyahu δεν ισοπεδώνει μόνο τη Γάζα. Ισοπεδώνει και τα στρατηγικά συμφέροντά μας. Προκαλεί διχασμό στο Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών, αυξάνοντας τις πιθανότητες επανεκλογής του Trump. Με τον Trump ξανά στον Λευκό Οίκο θα δοκιμαστεί η συνοχή του ΝΑΤΟ.  Όσο μεγαλώνει ο αριθμός των θυμάτων στη Γάζα, τόσο διευκολύνεται επικοινωνιακά, πολιτικά και σε ό, τι αφορά τις κατηγορίες για εγκλήματα πολέμου που αντιμετωπίζει, ο Putin. Ισοπεδώνει την Ουκρανία επιδεικνύοντας την ισοπέδωση της Γάζας και την αδιάφορη στάση μας. Στον Παγκόσμιο Νότο, η απόρριψη της πολιτικής του Netanyahu είναι σχεδόν καθολική. Συμπεριλαμβάνει την ανοχή που του δείχνουν ευρωπαϊκές κυβερνήσεις. Μεγαλώνει έτσι το ρήγμα μεταξύ της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης και του Παγκόσμιου Νότου.  Με την πολιτική του Netanyahu, αυξάνονται οι πιθανότητες η αναμέτρηση να επεκταθεί και να συνεχιστεί σε βάθος χρόνου. Αυτό το σενάριο είναι ιδιαίτερα αρνητικό για εμάς. Πρέπει να αντιδράσουμε στην πολιτική του Netanyahu, όχι μόνο γιατί είναι διεφθαρμένος και ανήθικος, αλλά και γιατί μας βλάπτει σοβαρά.