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 Soy amigo de Palestina y no soy enemigo de Israel. Pienso que la provocación de Ariel Sharon en septiembre pasado, consentida por quien podía impedirla, y los centenares de muertos palestinos desde entonces han creado un clima en la sociedad palestina que dificulta que el Presidente Arafat acepte tardías -aunque tal vez razonables- propuestas de paz que, de haber sido presentadas antes, en mi opinión habrían podido conducir a un acuerdo.
Así, un tema espinoso, como es el derecho al retorno de los refugiados palestinos, podría haber sido presentado por la Autoridad Palestina a su propia circunscripción como un asunto con matices delicados que hay que tratar con el Gobierno de Israel, naturalmente siempre y cuando este Gobierno hubiera asumido a tiempo demandas palestinas más fáciles de aceptar.
Está aún por ver si la nueva administración norteamericana será más aislacionista internacionalmente que su predecesora.
Sin embargo, pienso que la retirada de Clinton ha hecho que, por ahora, la diplomacia de los Estados Unidos en la zona sea menos activa.
Con toda la consideración y el respeto debido al amigo americano, creo que ello supone una razón adicional para que la Unión Europea se esfuerce ahora todavía más en impulsar verdaderamente su papel en el área. Finalmente, quisiera decirles un par de cosas. En primer lugar, ojalá tenga razón el Alto Representante, Sr. Solana, al augurar que pueda darse un posible acuerdo antes del 6 de febrero -Insha'Allah-, pero no olvidemos que la sombra de Sharon continua presente.
En segundo lugar, acabo de volver de un viaje de la delegación del Parlamento Europeo para Palestina y quisiera animar a todos los que puedan hacerlo a que vayan a Palestina, que vayan a Gaza y a Cisjordania, que vayan, que se reúnan, que miren a los ojos, que escuchen. Tal vez comprenderán mejor. Señor Presidente, los diputados que hemos sido elegidos a este Parlamento, lo hemos sido por personas de Europa que hablan en nombre de Europa para determinar el papel que puede desempeñar Europa en el panorama internacional.
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 I am a friend of Palestine and I am not an enemy of Israel. I believe that the provocation by Ariel Sharon in September, which was permitted by the people who could have prevented it, and the hundreds of Palestinian deaths since then, have created a climate in Palestinian society which makes it difficult for President Arafat to accept late - although maybe reasonable - peace proposals which, had they been presented earlier, would, in my view, have lead to an agreement.
Hence, a thorny issue, such as the right to return of the Palestinian refugees, could have been presented by the Palestinian Authority to its own constituents as an issue involving sensitive details which had to be dealt with in conjunction with the Israeli Government on the proviso, of course, that that government agreed, in time, to Palestinian demands that were easier to accept. It remains to be seen whether, on the international stage, the new United States administration will adopt more of an isolationist approach than the previous one.
However, I believe that the departure of Clinton has meant that, for the moment, United States diplomacy in the region will be less active. With all due respect and consideration for our American friends, I believe that this is an additional reason for the European Union to make an even greater effort to truly promote its role in the region.
Finally, I would like to make a couple of points.
Firstly, let us hope that the High Representative, Mr Solana, is right to predict that an agreement may be possible before 6 February - Inshallah - but let us not forget that Sharon is still casting his shadow.
Secondly, I have just returned from a visit by the European Parliament delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council and I would like to encourage all of those who are able to do so to go to Palestine, to go to Gaza and the West Bank, to go there, to have meetings, to look people in the eye and listen.
Perhaps they would come to understand better.
Mr President, Members who have been elected to this House have been elected by people of Europe to speak for Europe, to determine what role Europe can play on the international scene.