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2018/2663(RSP) Resolution on the situation in the Gaza Strip

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Legal Basis:
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Events

2018/04/19
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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Results of vote in Parliament
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Details

The European Parliament adopted by 524 votes to 30, with 92 abstentions, a resolution on the situation in the Gaza Strip.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP, ALDE, S&D, ECR, and Greens/EFA groups.

Parliament noted the violence following the Great March of Return, a six-week weekly mass protest, which began on 30 March 2018 in the Gaza Strip, organised by civil society groups, during which close to 30 Palestinians have been killed and more than 2 000 have been wounded, including many children and women. It supported the calls for independent investigations into these violent events, and that the intentional use of lethal force against protesters who do not pose an imminent threat to life or serious injury violates international human rights law and in the context of occupation is a serious breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Parliament took note of the Fact-Finding Assessment Mechanism established by the Israel Defence Forces to review IDF actions.

Members called for utmost restraint and stated that the priority must be to avoid any further escalation of violence and loss of life. They stated, furthermore, that all parties involved in the conflict must fully respect the rights of detainees and prisoners.

They condemned the killings and injury of innocent Palestinian demonstrators in the Gaza Strip over the past three weeks, and urged the Israeli Defence Force to refrain from using lethal force against unarmed protestors. They also recognised Israel’s security challenges and the need to protect its territory and borders while using proportionate means. They expressed concern that Hamas seems to be aiming at escalating tensions, noting that over the past few weeks there has been an increase in terrorist attacks against Israel. They strongly condemned Hamas’s use of civilians for the purpose of shielding terrorist activities, as well as activities such as the firing of rockets, infiltration into Israeli territory and the building of tunnels. Non-violent means and respect for human rights and humanitarian law, by both state and non-state actors, are the only way to achieve a sustainable solution and a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Parliament went on to call for an immediate and unconditional end to the blockade and closure of the Gaza Strip , which has resulted in a deteriorating, unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the area. It deplored the fact that the health sector is close to collapse, and called for an immediate and meaningful international effort for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Gaza.

Calling again for the return of the Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip, the resolution stressed that Palestinian reconciliation is important for reaching the two-state solution and should continue to be supported by the EU through innovative action. Members reiterated that the EU’s main objective is to achieve the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as the capital of both states, with the secure State of Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable Palestinian State living side by side.

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T8-0176/2018
2018/04/19
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B8-0191/2018
2018/04/18
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2018/04/18
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2018/04/18
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B8-0212/2018
2018/04/18
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RC-B8-0191/2018

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RC-B8-0191/2018 - Résolution 19/04/2018 12:08:12.000 #

2018/04/19 Outcome: +: 524, 0: 92, -: 30
DE IT PL FR GB ES RO BE HU PT AT BG NL CZ SE SK HR DK LT SI FI MT LV EE LU IE CY ?? EL
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83
62
48
63
61
42
26
19
17
19
18
13
22
17
18
11
10
11
10
8
8
6
7
5
3
10
6
1
20
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Germany PPE

31

Italy PPE

11

Poland PPE

21

France PPE

17

United Kingdom PPE

2

Spain PPE

14

Romania PPE

Abstain (1)

Cristian Dan PREDA
11

Belgium PPE

3

Hungary PPE

10

Portugal PPE

7

Austria PPE

5

Bulgaria PPE

6

Netherlands PPE

4

Czechia PPE

6

Sweden PPE

3

Slovakia PPE

6

Croatia PPE

5

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Lithuania PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

5

Finland PPE

3

Malta PPE

3

Latvia PPE

4

Estonia PPE

For (1)

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1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Ireland PPE

4

Cyprus PPE

1

Greece PPE

5
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Germany S&D

22

Italy S&D

28

Poland S&D

5

France S&D

Abstain (1)

Guillaume BALAS
12

United Kingdom S&D

19

Spain S&D

11

Romania S&D

12

Belgium S&D

4

Hungary S&D

3

Portugal S&D

7

Austria S&D

5

Bulgaria S&D

2

Netherlands S&D

3

Czechia S&D

Abstain (1)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ
4

Sweden S&D

Abstain (1)

Soraya POST
6

Slovakia S&D

3

Croatia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

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Tanja FAJON
1

Finland S&D

1

Malta S&D

3

Latvia S&D

1

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Nessa CHILDERS
1

Cyprus S&D

2

Greece S&D

4
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3

France ALDE

6

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Spain ALDE

6

Romania ALDE

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Norica NICOLAI
1

Belgium ALDE

6

Portugal ALDE

1

Austria ALDE

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Angelika MLINAR
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Bulgaria ALDE

4

Netherlands ALDE

6

Czechia ALDE

4

Sweden ALDE

2

Croatia ALDE

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Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
1

Denmark ALDE

3

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Valentinas MAZURONIS
3

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Ivo VAJGL
1

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2

Latvia ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

Abstain (1)

Urmas PAET
3

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1
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Germany ECR

5

Italy ECR

2

Poland ECR

16

United Kingdom ECR

17

Romania ECR

2

Belgium ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

1

Netherlands ECR

2

Czechia ECR

Against (1)

Jan ZAHRADIL

Abstain (1)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ
2

Slovakia ECR

2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Denmark ECR

3

Lithuania ECR

1

Finland ECR

For (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
1

Cyprus ECR

Against (1)

Eleni THEOCHAROUS
1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

Notis MARIAS
1
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49

Germany Verts/ALE

13

Italy Verts/ALE

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Marco AFFRONTE
1

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6

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

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Jean LAMBERT
6

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Ana MIRANDA
5

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Bart STAES
2

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Benedek JÁVOR
1

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Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

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Margrete AUKEN
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Bronis ROPĖ
1

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Igor ŠOLTES
1

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Indrek TARAND
1
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Germany EFDD

Abstain (1)

Jörg MEUTHEN
1

Italy EFDD

12

Poland EFDD

1

France EFDD

Against (1)

Aymeric CHAUPRADE
3

United Kingdom EFDD

13

Czechia EFDD

Against (1)

Jiří PAYNE
1

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2

Lithuania EFDD

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Rolandas PAKSAS
1
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Poland NI

3

France NI

Abstain (1)

Bruno GOLLNISCH
1

United Kingdom NI

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Diane DODDS

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Steven WOOLFE
2

Hungary NI

Abstain (1)

Krisztina MORVAI
3

NI

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David BORRELLI
1

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5
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Germany ENF

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Marcus PRETZELL
1

Italy ENF

5

Poland ENF

2

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Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
15

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Gerolf ANNEMANS
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Martina ANDERSON
1

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6

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4

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

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Malin BJÖRK
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Finland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Ireland GUE/NGL

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Luke Ming FLANAGAN
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