El Partido Socialista Europeo reclama una solución pacífica para Gaza

El Partido Socialista Europeo pide al Gobierno israelí y a los responsables de Hamás que cesen cualquier actuación militar para frenar la espiral de víctimas y busquen una solución pacífica al conflicto. Así lo pone de manifiesto el comunicado de Poul Nyrup Rasmussen hecho público hoy por el Partido Socialista Europeo y que reproduzco a continuación en su original en inglés:

PARTY OF EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS
Press Release
5 January 2009

NO MILITARY SOLUTION FOR GAZA

PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today warned “There is no military solution to the insecurity of life in and around Gaza. Only a comprehensive political agreement between Israel and Palestine will create the conditions for peace and security.”

“There is a real danger that the result of the conflict, in addition to the civilian casualties and humanitarian crisis, will be strengthened support for Hamas. Far from ending the violence this current round of conflict could simply increase the grip of Hamas on Gaza.”

“I am appalled by the bloody consequences of the end of the truce between Hamas and Israel. The violence and the military escalation in and around the Gaza strip is a tragedy leading to yet more innocent casualties. The PES condemns both the disproportionate use of force by Israel in the densely populated streets and alleys of Gaza, and the rocket attacks by Hamas aimed at civilians in the south of Israel.”

The PES calls for an immediate ceasefire, for greater EU efforts to stop the conflict, and supports the efforts of the Arab League and Egypt to resume political dialogue with Hamas. The PES supports the idea of a third-party monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance with any ceasefire agreement respecting Israeli and Palestinian security interests. A ceasefire agreement should mark the start of the lifting of the siege of Gaza, with immediate access for humanitarian supplies. The PES encourages renewed political dialogue between the different Palestinian political forces and a new power-sharing agreement between the Fatah faction in control in the West Bank and the Hamas leadership in Gaza. The PES also believes that a regional conference should be convened by the Quartet to negotiate a political agreement along the lines of the Arab League initiative.

“The Israel-Palestine conflict is at the heart of regional insecurity in the Middle East. The EU must do all it can to encourage the new Obama Administration to end the state of hostility between Palestine and Israel, and to ensure the creation of a Palestinian state as the building block of a new structure for regional security.”