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The European Parliament adopted by 447 votes to 143,\nwith 41 abstentions, a resolution on Israel-Palestine after the\nGaza war and the role of the EU.
\nThe resolution was tabled by the S&D, ECR, EPP,\nand ALDE groups.
\nParliament welcomed the ceasefire agreement brokered\nby Egypt, and supported the Egyptian authorities in their continued\nwork with the Israelis and Palestinians in order to establish a\nlong-term ceasefire, welcoming recent reports that the Egyptians\nare due to commence talks on a permanent ceasefire.
\nEU action: Parliament\nurged the EU and its Member States again to play a more active\npolitical role, also within the Quartet, in the efforts aimed at\nachieving a just and lasting peace between Israelis and\nPalestinians. It supported the High Representative in her efforts\nto create a credible perspective for re-launching the peace\nprocess, and applauded the fact that the EU was ready to support a\npossible international mechanism endorsed by the United Nations\nSecurity Council, including through the reactivation and possible\nextension of the scope and mandate of its EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL\nCOPPS missions on the ground, extending to the launch of a training\nprogramme for Palestinian Authority customs personnel and police\nfor redeployment in Gaza.
\nReconciliation: Members\nencouraged an intra-Palestinian reconciliation between Hamas and\nthe Palestinian Authority to work together to rebuild Gaza and to\nfind a long-term political solution. This reconciliation process,\nshould lead to the holding of parliamentary and presidential\nelections soon.
\nThey also reiterated support for the policy of\npeaceful resistance of President Mahmoud Abbas and condemned all\nacts of terrorism and violence. Parliament called on the European\nUnion and its Member States to reinforce their support for the\nleadership of President Abbas and his latest initiative to unblock\nthe conflict. At the same time, it urged the Palestinian\nNational Consensus Government to take over full authority in the\nGaza Strip without delay, in order to avoid Gazas sliding\ninto chaos and lawlessness.
\nMembers welcomed the ongoing dialogue between the\nIsraeli Government and the Palestinian National Consensus\nGovernment in various fields, and urged both parties to continue\nalong this path.
\nReconstruction: the\nstatus quo in the Gaza Strip was unsustainable and played into the\nhands of extremists, leading to constantly renewed cycles of\nviolence. Parliament believed that there would be no long-term\nstability in Gaza without reconstruction and economic revival,\nwhich was undermined by the lack of free movement of people and\ngoods. It called for a rapid reconstruction and rehabilitation of\nGaza, and strongly supported the donors conference to be held\non 12 October 2014 in Cairo, calling on the EU to participate\nfully in the Conference.
\nHumanitarian aid:\nParliament stressed that providing full and unimpeded access for\nhumanitarian aid to the population in the Gaza Strip must be an\nimmediate priority. The international community must answer as a\nmatter of urgency the emergency appeals for additional funding of\nUNRWA. All actors in the region were asked to facilitate\nhumanitarian assistance reaching those in need of basic goods and\nservices with special regard to electricity services and\nwater supplies, and the specific needs of children in particular\n in Gaza without delay. Parliament expresses its concerns\nabout the alleged cases of intentional blocking of humanitarian aid\ndelivery to Gaza. Parliament stressed that EU humanitarian and\nfinancial assistance must fully benefit the Palestinian people,\nand must never be used, directly or indirectly, for terrorist\nactivities.
\nRegional actors: it was\nimperative that the PA, the EU, Egypt and Jordan work, in a robust\nmanner, towards ensuring that terrorist groups in Gaza and the West\nBank could rearm and did not return to smuggle weapons, manufacture\nrockets and build tunnels. Parliament also encouraged key regional\nactors, notably Egypt and Jordan, to continue their efforts to calm\nthe situation, reiterating its strong support for the two-state\nsolution on the basis of the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as\ncapital of both states, with the State of Israel and an\nindependent, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine\nliving side by side in peace and security, which would imply the\nlifting of the blockade of Gaza. Members also stated again that\nsettlements were illegal under international law and constitute an\nobstacle to peace. They urged all EU institutions to encourage\ntrade, cultural, scientific, energy, water and economic relations\nbetween Israel and its neighbours.
\nLastly, Parliament expressed its recognition of the\nimmense importance of the work carried out by UNRWA and its\nentire staff during and after the conflict and called on the EU and\ninternational donors to significantly increase their support to\ncover the increased immediate needs of the affected population,\nwhich UNRWA had to meet.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 447 votes to 143,\nwith 41 abstentions, a resolution on Israel-Palestine after the\nGaza war and the role of the EU.
\nThe resolution was tabled by the S&D, ECR, EPP,\nand ALDE groups.
\nParliament welcomed the ceasefire agreement brokered\nby Egypt, and supported the Egyptian authorities in their continued\nwork with the Israelis and Palestinians in order to establish a\nlong-term ceasefire, welcoming recent reports that the Egyptians\nare due to commence talks on a permanent ceasefire.
\nEU action: Parliament\nurged the EU and its Member States again to play a more active\npolitical role, also within the Quartet, in the efforts aimed at\nachieving a just and lasting peace between Israelis and\nPalestinians. It supported the High Representative in her efforts\nto create a credible perspective for re-launching the peace\nprocess, and applauded the fact that the EU was ready to support a\npossible international mechanism endorsed by the United Nations\nSecurity Council, including through the reactivation and possible\nextension of the scope and mandate of its EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL\nCOPPS missions on the ground, extending to the launch of a training\nprogramme for Palestinian Authority customs personnel and police\nfor redeployment in Gaza.
\nReconciliation: Members\nencouraged an intra-Palestinian reconciliation between Hamas and\nthe Palestinian Authority to work together to rebuild Gaza and to\nfind a long-term political solution. This reconciliation process,\nshould lead to the holding of parliamentary and presidential\nelections soon.
\nThey also reiterated support for the policy of\npeaceful resistance of President Mahmoud Abbas and condemned all\nacts of terrorism and violence. Parliament called on the European\nUnion and its Member States to reinforce their support for the\nleadership of President Abbas and his latest initiative to unblock\nthe conflict. At the same time, it urged the Palestinian\nNational Consensus Government to take over full authority in the\nGaza Strip without delay, in order to avoid Gazas sliding\ninto chaos and lawlessness.
\nMembers welcomed the ongoing dialogue between the\nIsraeli Government and the Palestinian National Consensus\nGovernment in various fields, and urged both parties to continue\nalong this path.
\nReconstruction: the\nstatus quo in the Gaza Strip was unsustainable and played into the\nhands of extremists, leading to constantly renewed cycles of\nviolence. Parliament believed that there would be no long-term\nstability in Gaza without reconstruction and economic revival,\nwhich was undermined by the lack of free movement of people and\ngoods. It called for a rapid reconstruction and rehabilitation of\nGaza, and strongly supported the donors conference to be held\non 12 October 2014 in Cairo, calling on the EU to participate\nfully in the Conference.
\nHumanitarian aid:\nParliament stressed that providing full and unimpeded access for\nhumanitarian aid to the population in the Gaza Strip must be an\nimmediate priority. The international community must answer as a\nmatter of urgency the emergency appeals for additional funding of\nUNRWA. All actors in the region were asked to facilitate\nhumanitarian assistance reaching those in need of basic goods and\nservices with special regard to electricity services and\nwater supplies, and the specific needs of children in particular\n in Gaza without delay. Parliament expresses its concerns\nabout the alleged cases of intentional blocking of humanitarian aid\ndelivery to Gaza. Parliament stressed that EU humanitarian and\nfinancial assistance must fully benefit the Palestinian people,\nand must never be used, directly or indirectly, for terrorist\nactivities.
\nRegional actors: it was\nimperative that the PA, the EU, Egypt and Jordan work, in a robust\nmanner, towards ensuring that terrorist groups in Gaza and the West\nBank could rearm and did not return to smuggle weapons, manufacture\nrockets and build tunnels. Parliament also encouraged key regional\nactors, notably Egypt and Jordan, to continue their efforts to calm\nthe situation, reiterating its strong support for the two-state\nsolution on the basis of the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as\ncapital of both states, with the State of Israel and an\nindependent, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine\nliving side by side in peace and security, which would imply the\nlifting of the blockade of Gaza. Members also stated again that\nsettlements were illegal under international law and constitute an\nobstacle to peace. They urged all EU institutions to encourage\ntrade, cultural, scientific, energy, water and economic relations\nbetween Israel and its neighbours.
\nLastly, Parliament expressed its recognition of the\nimmense importance of the work carried out by UNRWA and its\nentire staff during and after the conflict and called on the EU and\ninternational donors to significantly increase their support to\ncover the increased immediate needs of the affected population,\nwhich UNRWA had to meet.
\n