← Votes·2023-10-19

The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "israel"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 159629Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High participation

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (523 for, 2 against, 4 abstentions).

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Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

523

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

521 votes

Turnout (cast)

529

Absent

173

Participation rate

75.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP177 MEPs

For 127Against 2Abstain 0Absent 48

S&D136 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 38

Renew100 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR64 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 4Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
France62
Italy53
Spain44
Poland39

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland49 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

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