VANDAAG DEBAT EN STEMMING OVER ACAA IN EUROPEES PARLEMENT (EP)
- Hier het EP live, met ACAA-debat vanaf ongeveer 15.28 uur http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sed/video.do
- Hier de uitgebreide sprekerslijst http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sed/speakerList.do Stemming daarna, of wordt toch nog uitgesteld (*).
(*) Over ACAA meldde EP-lid Paul Murphy gister
- my party, the Socialist Party and Ma'avak Sotzialisti / Harakah al-Nidal al-Ashteraki our sister party in Israel and Palestine, strongly oppose ACAA.
- Tomorrow evening there will be an attempt to postpone the vote on ACAA and to refer it back to the International Trade committee. The chair of the International Trade committee has discovered additional legal concerns in relation to ACAA. I will vote in favour of this proposal as it would not only give the committee a chance to fully address the outstanding issues but importantly, it would give extra time to campaigners throughout the Europe and beyond to build pressure and increase the chances of ACAA being defeated.
- In response to the most concrete concern, that this Protocol may result in goods produced in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories entering into the European market. Two amendments have been tabled which call on the Council to make a statement and to add an ‘interpretative declaration’ to the Protocol. The interpretative declaration seeks to clarify that products from the settlement cannot benefit from the Protocol. While I support this declaration and have co-signed the amendment, I feel that the adoption of the interpretative declaration is not a strong enough argument to give consent to ACAA. First of all, the adoption of the
amendment will not put any legally binding restrictions on the Council. Secondly, even if the Council was to make this statement, I am generally opposed to upgrading
trade relations with the State of Israel under the current circumstances. The brutal oppression of Palestinians, including the continued building of illegal settlements
in the Occupied Territories continues. The upgrading of trade relations with Israel can be interpreted by the Israeli government as an endorsement of this policy.
- I have published an article on my website
Vital Vote on CAA with Israel – Parliament must reject it
http://www.paulmurphymep.eu/vital-vote-on-caa-with-israel-parliament-must-reject-it
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SOLIDARITEITSBOOT NAAR GAZA
- Israel attacks Gaza-bound boat #Estelle in Int’l Waters, Defying International Law, Kidnaps Parliamentarians and activists (PRESS INFO)
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/israel-attacks-gaza-bound-boat-estelle-in-intl-waters-defying-international-law-kidnaps-parliamentarians-and-activists-press-info/
- Israeli Activists Detained on Gaza-Bound Boat Released, Excessive Force Used Against Them, PNN 23-10-2012
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php/national/2931-israeli-activists-detained-on-gaza-bound-boat-qexcessive-force-was-used-against-us-a-greek-mp-was-beaten-by-interrogatorsq