Following the recent positive developments in the northern Irish peace process, Gerry Adams yesterday called on Basque nationalists and the Spanish government to resume negotiations. Today Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brún joined 44 other MEPs to highlight the plight of the 45 Palestinian Members of Parliament who have been imprisoned by the Israeli authorities. The number of MEPs was chosen to represent the 45 Palestinian MPs who have been detained. The 45 MEPs have demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the Palestinian MPs, standing symbolically at the outset of the debate on the Middle East in the European Parliament. The debate was opened by Javier Solana, the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy.
Bairbre de Brún said: 'The EU allocated considerable resources to help the Palestinians organise free and fair elections last year, yet this work is set at nought when the EU stands by and allows the detention of so many of those who were democratically elected. Palestine needs and deserves our support more than ever following the agreement at Mecca and the formation of a government of national unity.
40 years on from the beginning of the Israeli occupation the EU should take a firm stand, recognising the national unity government, and encouraging the Israeli government to do likewise.'
JOIN THE LONDON DEMONSTRATION THIS SATURDAY 9th JUNE - END THE OCCUPATION!
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