Activities of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2021/2207(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Relations with the Palestinian Authority (debate)
Amendments (34)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
— having regard to the Open Doors World Watch List 2023,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the two-state solution, with the state of Israel andEU remains united it its commitment to achieving a two-state solution, based on the parameters in the Council conclusions of July 2014 that allow the sState of PalestineIsrael to livinge side by side, together in peace, security and mutual recognition under the 1967 borders with mutually agreed upon land swaps and Jerusalem as the capital of both states, is the only viable solution to the conflictwith an independent, democratic, contiguous, sovereign and viable State of Palestine;
Amendment 42 #
B a. whereas Arab states such as Egypt or Jordan, which have maintained diplomatic relations with Israel for years, have played a meaningful role in promoting dialogue on the Middle East Peace Process, including on security and stability; underlines the continuing relevance of investing in meaningful negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; whereas one of the premises for the Abraham Accords was the halting of annexation plans in the West Bank; whereas on all parties should respect this;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas European development partners (the EU, its Member States, Norway and Switzerland) are by far the largest donors and disburse EUR 1.2 billion annually in official development assistance to Palestinethe PA;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas EU assistance provides vital budget support to the PA through the PEGASE programme; whereas since the beginning of the current multiannual financial framework, EU assistance to Palestinethe PA has been ad hoc; whereas the 2021- 2024 joint strategy provides a basis on which annual action programmes can be adopted, but a multiannual prospect for concrete funding is still lacking;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in 2011, the UN Ad Hoc Liaison Committee concluded that Palestinian institutions are ready for statehood; whereas however, since then, the democratic status of Palestinethe PA has deteriorated owing to the ongoing occupation and internal problems, as well as worsening rule of law and corruption;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the PA faces a crisis of legitimacy; whereas the last Palestinian parliamentary elections were held in 2006; whereas the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as set out in Article 2 TEU; whereas the Union's action on the international scene should be guided by these principles;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas Palestinian Hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the EU;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas the terrorist organisation Hamas aims to annihilate the State of Israel;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas socioeconomic and employment conditions in the Palestineian Territories have severely deteriorated; whereas the BDS movement has led to many Palestinians losing their jobs; whereas the Israeli occupation involves significant restrictions on the Palestinian economy, which undermines the effectiveness of EU aid and further increases Palestinian dependence on foreign aid;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas according to the Open Doors World Watch List 2023, Christians in the Palestinian Territories face discrimination and persecution;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas women in the Palestinian Territories face discrimination and still have fewer rights than men, for instance in relation to divorce, custody of children and inheritance;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
I d. whereas hate speech and the incitement to violence are still taught in Palestinian school materials; whereas the EU-commissioned study by the Georg- Eckert Institute published last June confirmed previous reports of antisemitism, glorification of terror and the erasure of Israel on maps in Palestinian schoolbooks; whereas the EU demands that all schoolbooks and school materials supported by Union funds must be in line with UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and non- violence;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) stress the importance of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestineian Authority and remind both sides of the importance of the participation of women in all levels of the negotiation, ethnic and religious minorities;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) recognise that the Abraham Accords are a factor in the reorganisation of inter-state relations in the region and must be taken into account in a European strategy aimed at helping the region to achieve stability;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) support the need to, with the respective Arab countries that have signed the Abraham Accords, explore how their normalisation agreements with Israel can be conducive to the two-state solution;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) support Palestinian calls for renewed and inclusive political representation; strongly urge the PA and President Abbas to hold free and fair national elections in order to strengthen the legitimacy of the Palestinian political leadership; stress that it is unacceptable that the PA has held no elections in more than 16 years; call on Israel to respect its obligations to allow these elections to take place in East Jerusalem; promote the participation of youth and women;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) urge the PA to eliminate repressive restrictions on the funding and registration of non-governmental organisations and to respect the freedom of assembly and expression and freedom of religion;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) call on the PA to amend national legislation to align with international legal standards on anti-discrimination to ensure that hate crimes are prohibited under the law, and to diligently investigate any anti- Semitic or other discriminatory motives;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) comply with the commitment to fully and effectively implement existing EU legislation and the bilateral arrangements applicable to settlement products; demand the adoption of EU legislation banning trade with settlements in the oPt, in compliance with international humanitarian law;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) engage with the PA to jointly establish a more regular political dialogue at the ministerial level and to launch, as soon as possible and with strict conditionality, negotiations on a full association agreement between the EU and Palestinethe PA; convene an association council when an agreement has been reached;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) address the widespread antisemitism among the Palestinians in private and public; reiterate the EU:s commitment to combat all forms of antisemitism and stress that such a commitment will affect all of its relations with the Palestinian Authority.
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) work towards an immediate end to the blockade of the Gaza Strip while making sure that both parties respect each other’s right to exist; strongly and publicly condemn the rhetoric from Hamas wanting the annihilation of the State of Israel;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(n a) strongly condemn Palestinian terrorist groups firing indiscriminate rockets into Israel;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) actively offer to deploy an election observation mission to the oPtWest Bank upon the announcement of general elections;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) enhance funding, including humanitarian aid and development assistance, for the green transition, good governance and anti-corruption efforts, including public financial management reform; expand aid to Palestinian civil society, including to human rights defenders under attack; create a scrutiny mechanism to make sure that the funding is going to the right place and assess if progress is being made and make sure that that EU funds do not directly or indirectly finance terrorism any longer, including the six Palestinian organisations who has close links with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), an EU terror designated group;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) enhance funding, including humanitarian aid and development assistance, for the green transition, good governance and anti-corruption efforts, including public financial management reform; expand aid to Palestinian civil society, including to human rights defenders under attack; call on the PA to stop rewarding terrorists via the provision of payments to their families from the "Palestinian Authority Martyrs' Fund", which acts as a means to incite and glorify terrorism;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(p a) call on the PA to eradicate all anti- Semitic content and incitement to violence from its school textbooks; call on the EU and its Member States to reiterate in their exchanges with representatives of the PA that this is a longstanding issue that must be resolved immediately;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) express concern about how EU policy and effectiveness of financial assistance in the Palestineian Territories are undermined by illegal settlements, the Israeli occupation and related restrictions on the Palestinian economy; demand compensation for the demolition of all EU- funded infrastructure in the oPt;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ensure continued and additional financial support to Palestinian refugees through UNRWA to meet the increasing needs on the ground while making sure that the financial support is being used to activities reflecting the EU values;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(u a) make sure that all education curricula funded by the EU are in line with UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, co-existence and non-violence and strongly condemns the hate speech, violence and antisemitism that continue to be found in Palestinian Authority education curricula;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(u a) express concern for the mounting violence that has characterised the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 2022 and the potential for this to further escalate; note in this context that Israel suffered in January 2023, its most deadly Palestinian terrorist attack since 2008;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)
(u b) work to fully designate Hezbollah and the IRGC as terrorist organizations, which would strengthen the EU’s calls on the PA to end its links with those entities;