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Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Idoia Villanueva Ruiz
Political group: The Left
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, ¿a qué van a esperar? ¿A qué van a esperar para exigir el cumplimiento de la legalidad internacional a Israel? Un mes de asedio en Gaza, más de 10 000 personas asesinadas —4 000 niños y niñas, personal del UNRWA, periodistas—, cortes de suministros de agua, de luz y de alimentos, ambulancias, hospitales y escuelas bombardeados, más de un millón y medio de personas desplazadas.  ¿Cuántos crímenes de guerra he nombrado ya? ¿Cuántos? Un genocidio planificado ante sus narices. Y ustedes no son capaces de exigir un alto el fuego y reaccionar. Sanciones a los responsables, embargo de armas, suspensión del Acuerdo de Asociación. Acaben con la impunidad de Israel.  El silencio y la inacción también les hace hoy responsables. Es una vergüenza. Y desde luego, no en nuestro nombre. Si les queda un mínimo de dignidad, actúen ya.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos
Political group: NI
Country: Germany
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, τριάντα μέρες σφυροκοπείται η Λωρίδα της Γάζας. Το κατοχικό Ισραήλ εξολοθρεύει τον παλαιστινιακό λαό. Στη Δυτική Όχθη σκοτώνει, εκτοπίζει, βιαιοπραγεί σε ένα πραγματικό καθεστώς απαρτχάιντ. Και όπως αποφάσισε το Συμβούλιο, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση στηρίζει πολιτικά, οικονομικά, στρατιωτικά το Ισραήλ και αναγνωρίζει προκλητικά δικαίωμα αυτοάμυνας στον κατακτητή. Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, ΗΠΑ, ΝΑΤΟ έχουν τεράστιες ευθύνες για την υποστήριξη της σφαγής του παλαιστινιακού λαού και των παιδιών του. Εκατομμύρια άνθρωποι που διαδηλώνουν ενάντια στη σφαγή, ενάντια στην κατοχή, απαράδεκτα και συκοφαντικά, χαρακτηρίζονται φιλοτρομοκράτες, αντισημίτες, ξυλοκοπούνται και συλλαμβάνονται. Ενώ το ισραηλινό κράτος μεθοδεύει εκτοπισμό Παλαιστινίων από τη Γάζα, προωθείται νέο αντιδραστικό σύμφωνο μετανάστευσης. Κράτη μέλη παγώνουν το άσυλο στους παλαιστίνιους πρόσφυγες, χτίζουν φυλακές σε τρίτες χώρες, παραβιάζουν δικαιώματα προσφύγων κλιμακώνοντας την καταστολή. Η ιστορία έχει μια σωστή πλευρά. Της αντίστασης και πάλης του παλαιστινιακού λαού για σταμάτημα της σφαγής στη Γάζα, τέλος της παράνομης κατοχής, ανεξάρτητο, βιώσιμο παλαιστινιακό κράτος στα σύνορα του ’67, με πρωτεύουσα την Ανατολική Ιερουσαλήμ, στο πλάι του Ισραήλ.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Benoît Lutgen
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, on va dire que ce n’est pas évident d’apporter des mesures ou une réponse modérée et mesurée dans un débat où les extrêmes, finalement, s’agitent et se renvoient dos à dos. Je pense qu’on doit tous pouvoir dire que le massacre terroriste du 7 octobre réclame une réponse forte: celle d’éradiquer le Hamas, qui est un groupe terroriste. Certains ont du mal à prononcer «Hamas, groupe terroriste» dans cette assemblée et je le regrette profondément. La libération des otages est une priorité absolue mais, Mesdames et Messieurs, et je le dis à d’autres dans cette assemblée, ne confondons pas le Hamas et le peuple palestinien. Oui, le gouvernement israélien a le droit de se défendre, mais il doit aussi respecter le droit international. Il doit respecter le droit humanitaire. Il doit faire en sorte que demain on puisse apporter l’aide nécessaire aux civils. Et ce n’est pas en tuant des enfants, des civils et des femmes qu’on arrivera à la paix à Gaza ou en Israël. C’est, et je pense le plus important aujourd’hui, de faire en sorte que ce droit soit respecté par tous et par chacun, au risque, sinon, de créer des conflits encore plus importants demain.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Matjaž Nemec
Political group: S-D
Country: Greece
Language: SL

Gospa predsednica. Vojna v Gazi poteka že več kot mesec dni. Največje žrtve so nedolžni civilisti, predvsem ženske in otroci. Ta vojna je najbolj smrtonosna tudi za humanitarne delavce. V manj kot mesecu dni je zaradi konflikta v Gazi umrlo že več Palestincev, kot je bilo vseh žrtev v Srebrenici. Napad Hamasa 7. oktobra je bil vojni zločin in zavržno dejanje, ki ga obsojam. Izraelske talce je potrebno izpustiti, a povračilni izraelski napadi na Gazo so vsak dan bolj siloviti. Mednarodno kazensko sodišče se bo moralo opredeliti do očitno ne selektivnega targetiranja civilnih objektov in kolektivnega kaznovanja, kar bi lahko predstavljalo že etnično čiščenje ali celo zločin proti človeštvu. Še več, številni opozarjajo, da potek operacije in javne izjave izraelskih predstavnikov nakazujejo na genocidno naravo. Mednarodna skupnost se mora vprašati, ali izraelska vlada še vedno spoštuje mednarodno pravo. Zato, spoštovani, mednarodna skupnost mora zahtevati prekinitev spopadov, dostavo nujne pomoči in začetek mirovnih pogajanj.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Mounir Satouri
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, il n’y a que trois mots qui vaillent la peine d’être dits aujourd’hui: cessez le feu. Vous voyez, c’est simple, c’est facile. Il faut des convictions fortes et un minimum de courage. Alors oui, l’attaque terroriste du Hamas est immonde. On l’a dit, on l’a répété, on le répétera autant de fois qu’il le faut, mais ça ne donne pas le droit à Israël de faire ce qu’elle fait. Le droit d’Israël de se défendre existe: il est d’ailleurs encadré par le droit international, par le droit humanitaire. Encore faut-il que la communauté internationale ait le courage d’exiger qu’il soit respecté. Ce n’est pas un droit de tuer de manière indiscriminée des civils, ce n’est pas un droit de cibler des hôpitaux, des journalistes, ce n’est pas un droit de cibler des écoles de l’UNRWA, ce n’est pas un droit d’assiéger une population civile, de l’affamer, de la priver d’eau et d’électricité. Ce n’est pas un droit de faire une Nakba avec des réfugiés. Comme on peut l’anticiper, ce n’est pas un droit de se venger. L’Europe assiste à la destruction de toutes les bases du droit international sans rien dire. Elle n’est pas à la hauteur. Ayons le courage d’exiger ce cessez-le-feu tout de suite, maintenant, avec force et ...
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Hermann Tertsch
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, ¿saben que hay un Gobierno en Europa en el cual se apoya abiertamente a Hamás? Ese Gobierno existe. Ese Gobierno es el Gobierno español de socialistas y comunistas, donde han estado desfilando ministros a favor de Hamás por las calles de Madrid y de España.  En toda Europa han estado manifestándose muchas fuerzas, no solo extranjeras, no solo esos millones que hemos traído —muchos de ellos enemigos jurados de nuestra sociedad occidental— y que hemos importado, ese antisemitismo que hemos importado a toda Europa y que tenemos en este momento tan activo, tan cruelmente activo.  Eso está sucediendo aquí. Esto es una guerra contra Occidente. Israel es el bastión de Occidente. Si cae Israel, que se sabe defender, ¿dónde acabaremos nosotros, que no nos sabemos defender y estamos abriendo las puertas permanentemente al enemigo y tratando al enemigo —a los enemigos dentro de las dictaduras y fuera de ellas— como los estamos tratando?
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: João Pimenta Lopes
Political group: The Left
Country: Romania
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, faço notar que, mais uma vez, von der Leyen e Charles Michel não ficam até ao final do debate. Senhora Presidente, nada pode apagar a gravidade da agressão que Israel está a impor ao povo palestiniano na Faixa de Gaza e noutros territórios palestinianos ocupados. Segundo a Save the Children, entre as mais de 10 000 vítimas mortais, as mais de 4 000 crianças mortas num mês pelas forças israelitas superam o número de crianças mortas em todos os conflitos no mundo desde 2019. O Secretário-Geral da ONU refere que o número de funcionários da ONU mortos é o maior de sempre na História da Organização e que o número de jornalistas mortos é o maior nos últimos 30 anos em qualquer conflito. Perante esta inegável realidade, como podem as Instituições da União Europeia continuar em silêncio na condenação de Israel? Onde estão agora a aplicação de sanções ou o apelo ao Tribunal Penal Internacional? Como podem continuar em silêncio na exigência de um cessar-fogo imediato? A História julgar-vos-á: a hipocrisia e a cumplicidade com a política de ocupação por parte de Israel, que, deliberadamente, impede a concretização do Estado da Palestina.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Antonio López-Istúriz White
Political group: PPE
Country: Estonia
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, que si alto el fuego, que si pausa humanitaria... Aquí nos tienen discutiendo y dividiendo.  Yo creo que este debate era absolutamente innecesario. Me siento orgulloso del debate del 19 de octubre y de la Resolución del 19 de octubre, en la que todos condenamos los ataques de Hamás a Israel y también nos hicimos eco del sufrimiento del pueblo palestino, víctima, escudo humano de Hamás. Y estamos haciéndole el juego —y a ver si nos enteramos ya, aquí, en este Parlamento Europeo— a Irán, que es la mano negra que ha estado siempre detrás de esos ataques. Y están consiguiendo su objetivo con esta división que muchos de ustedes quieren hacer en este Parlamento.  Mantengámonos con aquella Resolución. Unidos y claros: es la mejor manera de ayudar a los que están prisioneros para que salgan, para que puedan volver a Israel, para que dejen de sufrir los civiles. A ver si ya empezamos a tener en cuenta estas cosas aquí en este Parlamento. Volvamos al espíritu del 19 de octubre.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Brando Benifei
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, "corriamo il pericolo gravissimo che Benjamin Netanyahu e i suoi alleati fanatici approfittino della crisi di Gaza per scacciare i palestinesi da tutti i territori occupati. Rischiamo una guerra regionale per questi messianici criminali". Queste sono le parole non di un attivista filopalestinese, ma di Ehud Olmert, ex premier della destra nazionalista del Likud, in un'intervista a un giornale italiano.  La legittima difesa di Israele contro l'odioso attacco terroristico di Hamas non può prescindere dalla protezione dei civili a Gaza e dal rispetto del diritto internazionale. Nessuna punizione collettiva di un popolo è accettabile. È necessaria adesso una cessazione delle ostilità per consentire l'arrivo degli aiuti umanitari. Serve il rilascio degli ostaggi, una de-escalation e lo stop ai flussi di denaro verso le organizzazioni terroristiche, unitamente a un vero processo che porti alla creazione, finalmente, di due Stati, fermando l'avanzamento delle colonie in Cisgiordania e con una presenza internazionale a Gaza. Solo così si potranno garantire giustizia e sicurezza a israeliani e palestinesi. L'Europa parli finalmente con una voce sola per ridare un senso all'ordine internazionale e salvare vite umane.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Jakop G. Dalunde
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: SV

Fru talman! Inget barn växer upp till att hata någon. Det lär man sig av vuxna. Inga barn är heller ansvariga för militära konflikter – det är vuxna som ansvarar för det. För några år sedan befann jag mig i Israel/Palestina och besökte Sderot, ett israeliskt samhälle som ligger nära Gaza och som ofta är utsatt för raketattacker. Jag besökte en skola och pratade med de israeliska barn som behöver vara rädda när de går till skolan för raketanfall.  Dessa barn har inget ansvar för den här konflikten, men det har inte heller de barn som just nu lever i terror i Gaza – som utsätts för Israels attacker. Barnen måste få leva i fred och frihet. Vi behöver ett eldupphör nu, så att vi kan få förhandlingar, så att vi kan få fred mellan Israel och Palestina.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Assita Kanko
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, first of all, it’s unacceptable that European politicians demonstrate alongside organisations who clearly support Hamas and carry flags of ISIS. Left-wing politicians like Mélenchon in France, Pineda in Spain or Ahidar in Belgium turn this into a political strategy that can only further divide Western societies. And colleague Pineda dares ask for the resignation of President von der Leyen. Seriously? From my part, people like Pineda should move to Gaza and officially work for the Hamas propaganda instead of staying in a Europe they despise and do not protect. Second, let me be clear on the conflict between Israel and Hamas: the European Council should maintain its balanced position, a position between condemnation of Hamas terrorist attacks across Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself and providing humanitarian access to Gaza for aid supplies, while ensuring that this assistance is not misused by terrorist organisations. The EU must not leave this balancing act under the next EU presidency that takes office on January 2024. There are two reasons why I worry. One member of the Belgian Government that will ensure the EU presidency stated recently that Hamas cannot be considered terrorist, while two other Belgian ministers demand sanctions against Israel.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Nikolaj Villumsen
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, Gaza is bleeding. The Palestinian civil population is paying the price for Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack and years of illegal occupation. Children make up almost half of Gaza’s population. Already thousands and thousands of children have died. While we speak, more and more are dying. No child should experience the war crimes that the children of Gaza are living through and dying from right now. Dear colleagues, the children of Gaza need a ceasefire. The civilian population of Israel and Palestine and the hostages need a ceasefire. The Middle East needs a ceasefire to avoid a major regional war. Dear colleagues, all children have the right to live, also the children in Gaza. Therefore, the message of the EU must be clear for all to hear: ceasefire now!
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Željana Zovko
Political group: PPE
Language: EN

Madam President, as someone who was in the war in the 90s, in 1992, I’m going to remind you of the episode, when the Croatian forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, when they were encircled by the Serbian forces, they took from Jajce 30 000 civilians and then they returned and stayed and fought for seven months until Jajce fell. The difference between soldiers and terrorists is that soldiers protect first the lives of civilians. The Croats knew how to do it. Hamas is a terrorist organisation. They are putting the rockets next to the kindergartens, next to the mosques, next to the UN buildings and trying for sympathy. They should be brave guys, let the hostages from Israel that they took, they should set them free. They should take care of their civilians and not hold hostages from Palestine and from Israel in Gaza. This is not about brave men. These cowards should stop, get out and fight as a real men.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Evin Incir
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

Madam President, ‘Boom! Boom! Boom! Bomb!’ at the mornings, afternoons, evenings and night. That is what the people of Gaza are hearing. That is what the children in Gaza are born into. That is what thousands have died to and more are dying as we speak. Tears have become floods and there are no words left. Hypocrisy is embodied through the silence of many of our Member States. Have we forgotten the reason of why international law exists? Because also wars have laws. Israel has, indeed, the right to defend itself against the terrorist organisation Hamas, and all the hostages must be released. But they also have an obligation to protect civilians. One crime against international law cannot be justified with another crime of international law. It is time for the EU and our Member States to wake up and defend what we claim we cherish: human rights. It is time to defend civilians. It’s time to end the bombs that are raining over Gaza and violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. No hatred against the Palestinians or Jews can ever be accepted, nor Islamophobia and anti-Semitism that are both on rise in our Union. We need to end this violence, polarisation, and we need to ensure a two-state solution through ending the occupation.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Veronika Vrecionová
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, vážené kolegyně, vážení kolegové, je to měsíc a den od největšího masakru Židů od druhé světové války. Teroristé z hnutí Hamás za podpory ajatolláhů z Iránu zabíjeli, mučili a unesli civilisty, ženy, děti, staré lidi. To není žádný romantický boj za svobodu. To jsou odporné, barbarské, teroristické činy. Izrael má právo se bránit. Nejen právo, má povinnost bránit své obyvatele. Hamás, Islámský džihád a podobné teroristické skupiny musí být zničeny. Bez toho nebude žádný mír ani dlouhodobé řešení blízkovýchodní situace. A podívejme se pravdě do očí. Musíme skončit s politikou
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, a month has elapsed since the commencement of the unrelenting mass murder of Palestinians in Gaza. It’s not a spiral of violence, Frau von der Leyen. It’s genocide! Openly declared and carried out by the apartheid State of Israel. Starvation, bombing hospitals, ambulances, journalists, humanitarian routes: 10 000 dead, 1 in 200 Gazans killed. A Palestinian child slaughtered every 10 minutes for a month! And Frau von der Leyen’s answer to this graveyard for children is to tell Israel: ‘avoid civilians’, ‘be as targeted as you can’. Well, that displays some neck! You can’t even call for it to stop. You can’t even call for a ceasefire. Well, of course you can’t, because these crimes against humanity are being carried out with your weapons, in your name, when you stood with Israel a month ago and you said you’d stand with them now and in the days to come. So don’t come in here trying to wipe the blood off with belated concern. It’s not just Israel’s genocide; it’s yours. And The Hague isn’t good enough for you.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Elena Yoncheva
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, the scale of the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza is unprecedented, and the European Union seems helpless and unable to change the situation on the ground. Calling for humanitarian corridors, sending humanitarian aid: this is not enough if this help can’t reach the citizens of Gaza. I was in Israel 10 days ago near the border with Gaza, and nothing can justify the cruelty, the barbaric actions of Hamas toward the people living there. Nothing can justify the kidnapping of women and children. The war against the terrorists of Hamas, however, should be according to international law. Today I call for immediate release of all the hostages in Gaza: the immediate release of the Israeli and European hostages that are in the hands of Hamas and all the Palestinians in Gaza that are hostages of the terrorist organisation. We need to bring them back and to save lives of all the innocent people. Does Europe have the power to do this? Yes, but we need to do it now.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October  - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause
Date: WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señora Montserrat, en España se está desarrollando un procedimiento constitucional habitual en el que el rey ha encargado una segunda investidura al señor Sánchez porque la de su líder ha fracasado. Y mientras los negociadores de las fuerzas parlamentarias desarrollan esa negociación —repito, las fuerzas parlamentarias están negociando— ustedes se han unido a los nazis, a los franquistas y a los fascistas para organizar algaradas callejeras en las que se pide incluso que la policía desobedezca a sus autoridades en contra de un procedimiento constitucional. Ese es el verdadero riesgo para el Estado de Derecho en España.  Señor Tertsch, la posición del Gobierno español es nítida, clara y repetida: condena a la acción terrorista de Hamás, petición de contención y de legalidad en la respuesta de Israel y un alto el fuego humanitario.  Creo que todos haríamos bien si escucháramos una segunda vez lo que nos acaba de decir nuestro colega López Istúriz.