Motion of Member Eppink,

Tabled 12 October 2023

The Chamber,

Following the deliberations,

Considering that President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority has not distanced himself from the terrorist attacks of Hamas;

Considering the recent remarks of the Palestinian diplomatic representative in The Netherlands, only referring to 'brutal aggression of Israel';

Considering that the EU supports the Palestinians with 691 million euro;

Requests the government to advocate in the EU to suspend all payments to the Palestinian Authority, as soon as the Palestinian Authority expresses support for Hamas;

Requests the government to commit these funds thereafter through other channels to directly support humanitarian purposes in the Palestinian areas;

and proceeds to the order of the day,

[Derk Jan] Eppink