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Israel condemns European Parliament for hosting Palestinian terrorist

In letter to European Parliament president, Strategic Affairs Minister Erdan expresses "dismay" PFLP member Khaled Barakat invited to speak to legislative body. "European Parliament must not be used as a platform for members of murderous terrorist organizations," he says.

by  JNS and Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  07-23-2019 07:42
Last modified: 07-23-2019 12:53
Israel condemns European Parliament for hosting Palestinian terroristAmio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons

The European Commission building in Brussels | Photo: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons

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Israel has condemned the European Parliament for recently inviting a Palestinian terrorist to speak at the venue, and is urging the European Union to take steps to prevent members of designated terror groups from doing so in the future.

In a letter to European Parliament President David Sassoli, Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Gilan Erdan expressed "dismay" that Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine member Khaled Barakat, who also serves in the BDS-promoting nongovernmental organization "Samidoun," was invited to speak to the parliament by Spanish parliamentarian Manu Pineda.

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"Barakat, a PFLP Central Committee member was recently prohibited by German authorities from speaking at a political event due to his ties to terror … and the European Parliament must not be used as a platform for members of murderous terrorist organizations," wrote Erdan.

PFLP is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the European Union.

Barakat, who was joined by Mohammed Khatib – the European coordinator for Samidoun – were prominently featured in the Strategic Affairs Ministry's recent report "Terrorists in Suits," which revealed the close ties shared between the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, and the terrorist groups Hamas and the PFLP.

Erdan also urged the European Parliament to urgently "put in place a robust system to ensure that members of designated terrorist organizations such as the PFLP are not allowed to enter the European Parliament in the future. Such unfortunate occurrences must not be allowed to repeat themselves. The European Parliament must never be a platform for terrorists."

This was not the first time an EU-designated terrorist group member spoke at the European Parliament, with the PFLP operative and former airplane hijacker Leila Khaled doing so in 2017. Following the incident, and after being contacted by Erdan, former EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani declared he would work "to systematically deny access to all individuals" linked to terror from speaking.

 Reprinted with permission from JNS.org.

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