Palestinian President Abbas at European parliament

For translation, see below:

The European Union released this footage about the visit of President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

0:00'00''Title
0:00'05''Exterior of the European Parliament, Strasbourg
0:00'10''Arrival of Mahmoud ABBAS , President of the Palestinian Authority ,Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU, Vice President European Parliament, (exterior)
0:00'19''Greetings by Hans Gert POTTERING, President of the European Parliament
0:00'24''shake hands Mahmoud ABBAS, President Hans Gert POTTERING , EU and Palestinian flags
0:00'31''Signing of EP Guest book by President ABBAS
0:00'39''Meeting Mahmoud ABBAS, Hans Gert POTTERING
0:00'55''Arrival in the Chamber of President ABBAS and President POTTERING, applause from the Chamber
0:01'08''European Anthem, cutaways on the Chamber, President ABBAS, Martin SCHULTZ Chairman of the Socialist group, Hannes SWOBODA , Graham WATSON, Chairman of the Liberal group, Joseph DAUL, Chairman of the EPP-*ED group
0:01'29''Extract of the formal sitting, President Mahmoud ABBAS, in Arabic, "We must not deal with Israel as if it is a State above accountability, above international law, we must put an end to such practises. and we must hold the leaders of Israel accountable to their violation of international and humanitarian law'Applause from the Chamber
0:02'03''"I hope that you will help us in organising such elections and overseeing them as was the case in 1996 and 2006 and we also hope to count on your support in order to release the President of the Palestinian Legislative Council and all Mps who were arrested and are still prisoners of Israel"
0:02'36''"It is an initiative that calls for land for peace and as soon as Israel withdraws from occupied territories there will be 57 Arab and Muslim countries that are ready to normalize their relations with Israel and that is an historic opportunity that must not be wasted"
0:03'01''"to Mahmoud DARWISH, I say, your poem that has yet to be written about the children of Gaza , their suffering , their hopes will be written by a poet among those children who upheld your spirit just as you upheld their cause and little dreams, thank you for listening
0:03'29''Applause from the Chamber
0:00'36''Mahmoud ABBAS, Hans Gert POTTERING, applause from the Chamber
0:03'40''Hans Gert POTTERING, EP President, in German, " It is high time that what we have achieved in Europe to live peacefully together that is our wish for Middle East and we wish you President ABBAS and all what you are doing for peace a secure Palestinian State but also we say this to Israel , a secure Israeli State, this must not be a vision it must become a reality, within our generation and if we want that we can achieve it"
0:04'23''"We want to help you and we say this with all our understanding and our heart peace is possible in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine, between Palestine and Israel, President ABBAS we thank you and want to encourage you in your efforts for peace and reconciliation and thanks for your visit in the European Parliament"
0:04'52''Shake hands Mahmoud ABBAS, Hans Gert POTTERING, applause from the Chamber
0:04'56''Cutaway from the Chamber

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[ThelmaMaude2]

My reaction, is while I don't understand the language the people posting here are missing the point,by talking about the music.

[ramadanhajjeh]

Thanx Europe For Everything .....Palestinian

[MrSaturn22]

no translation of his speech hahaha It's clear message of this movie. :)

[FreeeeS]

hehe what would Beethoven think if he was told his Ode to Joy would be the Anthem of EU

[daciuss]

Europe is the biggest contributor with food adn money in the concetration camp named Palestina,because EU is a structure that respect human rights and freedom of speech,things that the state of iSSrael never heard about because it is living in past and for him everybodey who argiues with his zionist policy is a nazi or a anti semit.

[daciuss]

Europe is the biggest contributor with food adn money in the concetration camp named Palestina,because EU is a structure that respect human rights and freedom of speech,things that the state of iSSrael never heard about because it is living in past and for him everybodey who argiues with his zionist policy is a nazi or a anti semit.

[TheAndrew668]

The EU should host Bin Laden too. This piece of shit Abbas helped plan the Munich murders at the '72 Olympics in Munich along with Arafat. He should be in prison. But expecting Europeans to know that, or care is a bit of a stretch. This asshole's organization the PLO, paid suicide bombers to kill innocent Israelis. Pathetic.

[emieldelange]

@RONIDC1979 How is there a christian 'theme song' ?

[EUofficial]

Peace in EU !

[RONIDC1979]

joyful joyful lord we adore thee. this is not a cristain ceramony so why is there theme song a cristian song . this is blasphemy