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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8345

22 November 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/israel
Mario Soares resigns as head of EP delegation for Israel, in protest against attitude of Israeli authorities

Strasbourg, 21/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - Portuguese Socialist Mario Soares has resigned from his job as head of the European Parliament delegation for relations with Israel, as a sign of protest against the attitude of the Israeli authorities in the peace process. He explained his reasons in a letter he sent to European Parliament President Pat Cox, and the President of the Socialist Group, Enrique Baron. "My decision is a sign of protest against Israel's policy that is firstly a disaster...

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