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FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTION OF OCTOBER 4, 1958
14TH TERM OF PARLIAMENT
Recorded by the Presidency of the National Assembly November 20, 2014.
MOTION FOR RESOLUTION
Concerning the recognition of the State of Palestine,
Presented by the following M.P.s:
Bruno LE ROUX, Élisabeth GUIGOU, Ibrahim ABOUBACAR, Patricia
ADAM, Sylviane ALAUX, Jean-Pierre ALLOSSERY, Pouria AMIRSHAHI,
François ANDRÉ, Nathalie APPÉRÉ, Christian ASSAF Joël AVIRAGNET,
Pierre AYLAGAS, Jean-Marc AYRAULT, Alexis BACHELAY, Guillaume
BACHELAY, Jean-Paul BACQUET, Dominique BAERT, Gérard BAPT, Serge
BARDY, Ericka BAREIGTS, Claude BARTOLONE, Christian BATAILLE,
Delphine BATHO, Marie-Noëlle BATTISTEL, Laurent BAUMEL, Philippe
BAUMEL, Nicolas BAYS, Catherine BEAUBATIE, Marie-Françoise
BECHTEL, Jean-Marie BEFFARA, Luc BELOT, Karine BERGER, Chantal
BERTHELOT, Gisèle BIÉMOURET, Philippe BIES, Erwann BINET,
Jean-Pierre BLAZY, Yves BLEIN, Jean-Luc BLEUNVEN, Patrick BLOCHE,
Christophe BORGEL, Florent BOUDIE, Marie-Odile BOUILLÉ, Christophe
BOUILLON, Brigitte BOURGUIGNON, Malek BOUTIH, Kheira BOUZIANE,
Émeric BRÉHIER, Jean-Louis BRICOUT, Jean-Jacques BRIDEY, François
BROTTES, Isabelle BRUNEAU, Gwenegan BUI, Sabine BUIS, Jean-Claude
BUISINE, Sylviane BULTEAU, Vincent BURRONI, Alain CALMETTE,
Jean-Christophe CAMBADÉLIS, Colette CAPDEVIELLE, Yann CAPET,
Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI, Fanélie CARREY-CONTE, Martine
CARRILLON-COUVREUR, Christophe CASTANER, Jean-Yves CAULLET,
Nathalie CHABANNE, Guy CHAMBEFORT, Jean-Paul CHANTEGUET,
Marie-Anne CHAPDELAINE, Guy-Michel CHAUVEAU, Dominique
CHAUVEL, Pascal CHERKI, Jean-David CIOT, Alain CLAEYS, Jean-Michel
CLÉMENT, Marie-Françoise CLERGEAU, Romain COLAS, Philip
CORDERY, Valérie CORRE, Jean-Jacques COTTEL, Catherine COUTELLE,
Jacques CRESTA, Frédéric CUVILLIER, Seybah DAGOMA, Yves DANIEL,
Carlos DA SILVA, Pascal DEGUILHEM, Florence DELAUNAY, Michèle
DELAUNAY, Guy DELCOURT, Pascal DEMARTHE, Sébastien DENAJA,
Françoise DESCAMPS-CROSNIER, Sophie DESSUS, Jean-Louis DESTANS,
Michel DESTOT, Fanny DOMBRE-COSTE, René DOSIÈRE, Philippe
DOUCET, Sandrine DOUCET, Françoise DUBOIS, Jean-Pierre DUFAU,
Anne-Lise DUFOUR-TONINI, Françoise DUMAS, William DUMAS,
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Jean-Louis DUMONT, Laurence DUMONT, Jean-Paul DUPRÉ, Yves
DURAND, Philippe DURON, Olivier DUSSOPT, Henri EMMANUELLI,
Corinne ERHEL, Sophie ERRANTE, Marie-Hélène FABRE, Alain FAURÉ,
Martine FAURE, Olivier FAURE, Hervé FÉRON, Richard FERRAND Aurélie
FILIPPETTI, Hugues FOURAGE Jean-Marc FOURNEL, Valérie
FOURNEYRON, Michèle FOURNIER-ARMAND, Michel FRANÇAIX,
Christian FRANQUEVILLE, Jean-Claude FRUTEAU, Jean-Louis GAGNAIRE,
Geneviève GAILLARD, Yann GALUT, Guillaume GAROT, Hélène
GEOFFROY, Jean-Marc GERMAIN, Jean-Patrick GILLE, Jean GLAVANY,
Yves GOASDOUE, Daniel GOLDBERG, Geneviève GOSSELIN-FLEURY,
Pascale GOT, Marc GOUA, Linda GOURJADE, Laurent
GRANDGUILLAUME, Estelle GRELIER, Jean GRELLIER, Édith
GUEUGNEAU, Chantal GUITTET, Razzy HAMMADI, Benoît HAMON,
Mathieu HANOTIN, Joëlle HUILLIER, Sandrine HUREL, Christian HUTIN,
Françoise IMBERT, Michel ISSINDOU, Éric JALTON, Serge JANQUIN, Henri
JIBRAYEL, Régis JUANICO, Laurent KALINOWSKI, Marietta
KARAMANLI, Philippe KEMEL, Chaynesse KHIROUNI, Bernadette
LACLAIS, Conchita LACUEY, François LAMY, Anne-Christine LANG,
Colette LANGLADE, Jean LAUNAY, Jean-Luc LAURENT, Pierre-Yves
LE BORGN’, Jean-Yves LE BOUILLONNEC, Patrick LEBRETON, Gilbert
LE BRIS, Anne-Yvonne LE DAIN, Jean-Yves LE DÉAUT, Viviane
LE DISSEZ, Michel LEFAIT, Dominique LEFEBVRE, Annie LE HOUEROU,
Annick LE LOCH, Patrick LEMASLE, Catherine LEMORTON, Christophe
LÉONARD, Annick LEPETIT, Jean-Pierre LE ROCH, Arnaud LEROY, Michel
LESAGE, Bernard LESTERLIN, Serge LETCHIMY, Michel LIEBGOTT,
Martine LIGNIÈRES-CASSOU, Audrey LINKENHELD, François LONCLE,
Gabrielle LOUIS-CARABIN, Lucette LOUSTEAU, Victorin LUREL,
Jean-Pierre MAGGI, Jacqueline MAQUET, Marie-Lou MARCEL, Jean-René
MARSAC, Philippe MARTIN, Martine MARTINEL, Frédérique MASSAT,
Sandrine MAZETIER, Michel MENARD, Patrick MENNUCCI, Kléber
MESQUIDA, Pierre-Alain MUET, Philippe NAUCHE, Nathalie NIESON,
Philippe NOGUES, Robert OLIVE, Maud OLIVIER, Monique ORPHE, Michel
PAJON, Luce PANE, Christian PAUL, Rémi PAUVROS, Germinal PEIRO,
Hervé PELLOIS, Jean-Claude PEREZ, Sébastien PIETRASANTA, Martine
PINVILLE, Christine PIRES BEAUNE, Philippe PLISSON, Élisabeth
POCHON, Napole POLUTELE, Pascal POPELIN, Dominique POTIER,
Émilienne POUMIROL, Michel POUZOL, Régine POVEDA, Patrice PRAT,
Christophe PREMAT, Joaquim PUEYO, Catherine QUÉRÉ, Valérie
RABAULT, Monique RABIN, Dominique RAIMBOURG, Marie RÉCALDE,
Marie-Line REYNAUD, Eduardo RIHAN-CYPEL, Denys ROBILIARD, Marcel
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ROGEMONT, Frédéric ROIG, Barbara ROMAGNAN, Bernard ROMAN,
Gwendal ROUILLARD, Alain ROUSSET, Boinali SAID, Béatrice SANTAIS,
Odile SAUGUES, Gilbert SAUVAN, Gilles SAVARY, Gérard SEBAOUN,
Christophe SIRUGUE, Julie SOMMARUGA, Suzanne TALLARD, Pascal
TERRASSE, Sylvie TOLMONT, Jean-Louis TOURAINE, Stéphane
TRAVERT, Catherine TROALLIC, Cécile UNTERMAIER, Jean-Jacques
URVOAS, Daniel VAILLANT, Jacques VALAX, Clotilde VALTER, Michel
VAUZELLE, Olivier VERAN, Fabrice VERDIER, Michel VERGNIER, Patrick
VIGNAL, Jean-Michel VILLAUMÉ, Jean-Jacques VLODY et Paola ZANETTI.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
LADIES, GENTLEMEN
The signatories call upon France to recognize the State of
Palestine alongside the State of Israel.
The President of the Republic on August 28, 2014, recalled the
aim of our diplomacy: “A democratic and viable Palestinian
state living alongside the State of Israel in security”. Our motion
for resolution is anxious to strengthen the diplomatic action of
our country, to bring an end everywhere to words of hatred and
to contribute to the achievement of peace in the Near East.
In the name of the unalienable right to self-determination, the
Palestinian people is entitled to establish a state for itself. In
1947, resolution 181 of the General Assembly of the United
Nations stipulated that “the independent Arab and Jewish
states… will start to exist… on October 1, 1948 at the latest”.
Yet the consequences of the ensuing war and then the successive
conflicts have been to delay the recognition of the Palestinian
State.
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After the armed confrontations of 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973,
the two parties had negotiated, as of 1991, a compromise which
was welcomed by the international community. The Oslo
Agreement, signed in 1993, opened the door to mutual
recognition of the two states which accepted co-existence
established in the framework of peace, security and dialogue.
This agreement was never applied. Since the assassination of
Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995, the infernal cycle of violence
has escalated. The number of Israeli settlements, particularly
around Jerusalem, has increased to the extent of compromising
the very existence of a viable Palestinian State. The political
stalemate has strengthened the radicals on both sides and the
Israeli and Palestinian civilian populations have paid a heavy
price for such violence. The signing, on August 26, 2014 of yet
another ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza has
not prevented a dangerous upsurge in violence. Attacks have
been carried out against Israel’s territory and against its civilian
population. Those who commit such attacks and who inflame
them and exploit them, prolong the suffering of their peoples.
The reciprocal recognition of the states of Israel and of Palestine
will contribute to bringing them to an end. It is the fundamental
condition for peace and democracy in this part of the world.
The deadlock in the negotiations represents a source of
instability and has a dangerous effect upon peace in the entire
region. The recognition of the Palestinian State must be
accompanied by a much-needed and immediate return to
negotiation. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and for
International Development, Laurent Fabius, has proposed a
timely change of method with the perspective of an international
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conference. We throw our support behind this approach which
should be followed by the setting-down of a deadline for the
negotiations and should associate the Arab states of the region.
This recognition, which must be accompanied by guarantees for
the security of Israel, will only make sense if it reinforces and
mixes the ideas of law and peace.
Strengthened by its commitment in favour of international law
and by the strong friendship which links France with the Israeli
and Palestinian peoples, our country must retake the initiative
and lead our partners of the Quartet, including the European
Union, in a fresh dynamic. The voices which call for a
breakthrough in the peace process, especially those in Israel or in
Palestine, must not remain unanswered.
France, since the presidency of François Mitterrand, has always
spoken in clear and sincere language with both its Israeli and
Palestinian friends. It was honoured to vote, in 2011, in favour of
full Palestinian membership of UNESCO and then to say “yes”
to the accession of Palestine to the status of non-member
observer state of the UN in November 2012. Remaining faithful
to this historical and balanced position, the signatories of this
current motion for resolution display their attachment to an
immediate resumption of the negotiations which should lead to a
definitive resolution of the Israelo-Palestinian conflict.
MOTION FOR RESOLUTION
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The National Assembly,
Having regard to article 34-1 of the Constitution,
Having regard to article 136 of the Rules of Procedure,
Affirms its wish to contribute to the international effort for peace
in the Near East;
Recognizing the desire of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples to
live in peace and security;
Recognizing the failure of the attempts by the international
community to re-launch the peace process which was established
in 1991 between Israelis and Palestinians;
Recognizing the threats to the two-states solution and in
particular the illegal continuation of the policy of settlement in
the Palestinian territories which compromises the very viability
of a Palestinian State, despite the institutional powers provided
to the Palestinian Authority and the recognition which was
granted to it by the General Assembly of the United Nations;
Recognizing the rise in tensions in Jerusalem and in the West
Bank which threaten to engender a new cycle of damaging
violence for all the populations of the region;
1. Underlines that the
status quo
is untenable and dangerous
in that it fans the frustrations and the increasing distrust
between the two parties;
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2. Underlines the necessity for a speedy resumption of
negotiations between the two parties on the basis of clear
parameters and a definite timetable;
3. Asserts the urgent necessity to reach a definitive resolution
of the conflict allowing for the establishment of a
democratic, sovereign State of Palestine, in peace and in
security, alongside Israel, on the basis of the lines of 1967,
with Jerusalem as the capital of these two states. This
would be founded on mutual recognition;
4. Asserts that the two-state solution, consistently put forward
by France and the European Union, implies the recognition
of the State of Palestine alongside that of Israel;
5. Calls upon the French Government to recognize the State of
Palestine with a view to gaining a definitive resolution of
the conflict.