Embarrassing event in the Knesset:
MK Itamar Ben Gvir of Religious Zionism broke into the speech of the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Shadow, and exclaimed: "Jerusalem does not know."
MK Ben Gvir responded to the president's remarks regarding her support for a two-state solution. "The European Parliament strongly supports the Middle East peace process," Matsula said. And sustainable - the animals side by side in peace and security.
The process is doable. "
President Roberta Shaded, Photo: Knesset Spokeswoman Noam Moskowitz
MK Itamar Ben Gvir, Photo: Knesset Spokeswoman - Noam Moskowitz
"Those who preach violence do not have the answers," the president said.
"Terrorism is never justified. Violence has never been the solution, there is no excuse for terrorism. Europe unites people, defends the principles that led us from the dust of wars and the Holocaust to peace and prosperity."
The President of the European Parliament addressed the Knesset plenum, on her first official visit outside the EU countries since she was elected to the post last January, and became the youngest woman elected to the lofty post.
The confrontation before the visit
Recall that in anticipation of a visit to the country that began yesterday, the Foreign Ministry informed the EU that it would not approve the entry into the country of MEP Manu Pineda, who was trying to join a shady delegation.
In an official letter sent from the ministry to the union and a copy of which reached Israel Today, the Foreign Ministry says that Pineda's name did not appear in the original list of members of the delegation who were supposed to arrive in Israel.
Members of the joint, Photo: Knesset Spokeswoman - Noam Moskowitz
However, it seems that the essential reason is Pineda's very critical positions against Israel on the Palestinian issue.
Even before she arrived in Israel, Metzula expressed regret at preventing the Member of Parliament from entering and said that she would raise the issue at her meetings in Israel.
"Respect for Members of Parliament and the European Parliament is vital to me," a shady woman, who arrived in Israel yesterday, wrote on her Twitter account.
Hope for an improvement in the relationship
Pineda serves as chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Liaison with the Palestinian Authority.
The European Union and Israel hope that the visit of the President of Parliament, for the first time in eight years, will lead to an improvement in relations.
The European Union rejects Israel's claim that Pineda's visit did not match in advance, saying that Jerusalem was well aware of his arrival.
The union also emphasizes that this is a separate visit from that of Shadow and that Pineda is supposed to visit only the Shantil Palli Authority, which coincides with a time almost equal to that of a visit to the country of the President of Parliament.
An Israeli source said of the prevention of Pineda's entry that "the State of Israel has the right to determine who enters its gates, like any other sovereign state.
It should be noted that Pineda has been known for his anti-Israel activities, as well as his activity to promote a boycott against Israel and to mobilize international support for the BDS movement for a long time. "There is no place for the State of Israel to approve entry for those who encourage a boycott against it," the Israeli source said.
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