Commenting on the situation in the Middle East and the ongoing
escalation of violence around the Gaza Strip, S&D Group
president Udo Bullmann said: "We have
followed with concern the news about and from the Middle East over
the past days. We welcome and fully support the statements made by
the five EU members in the UN Security Council and by High
Representative Mogherini reiterating that the EU will not
recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the...Request free trial
Commenting on the situation in the Middle East and the
ongoing escalation of violence around the Gaza
Strip, S&D Group president Udo
Bullmann said:
"We have followed with concern the news about and from the
Middle East over the past days. We welcome and fully support the
statements made by the five EU members in the UN Security Council
and by High Representative Mogherini reiterating that the EU
will not recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the territories it has
occupied since 1967. We raise our voice against President Trump's
declaration on the Golan Heights, as we did against his decision to
move the American embassy to Jerusalem. All EU member states should
avoid any similar step in accordance with international law and the
two-state solution. No EU member states embassy can be moved to
Jerusalem.
“We also follow with increasing concern the violence around
the Gaza Strip. We call for an immediate stop to the firing of
rockets into Israeli territory by Hamas and other Palestinian
groups, and we urge Israel to show maximum restraint in order to
avoid another war in the area with civilian casualties.”
