On behalf of the EP, President Pöttering voiced "dismay and indignation" at the daily TV images from the region, referring both to the "disproportionate military force" deployed against Palestinians and the "murderous attack" on a Jerusalem school.
Vienīgā izeja ir tupināt miera sarunas starp Izraēlu un Palestīnu, — tā debates iesāka Eiropas Parlamenta priekšsēdētājs Hans-Gert PÖTTERING .