The Middle East returned to the Chamber throughout the 2023–2028 legislature, from the topical hour of January 2024, one hundred days after 7 October 2023, to the questions on the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in April 2026. The Chamber debated a ceasefire in Gaza and humanitarian access, the recognition of the State of Palestine, the funding of UNRWA, the EU-Israel association agreement and trade relations, and the war with Iran. The quotes below are taken verbatim from the Compte rendu officiel of each sitting.
\nOn 14 November 2024, in the topical hour on the recognition of the State of Palestine, Laurent Zeimet stated his party's conclusion that the opportune moment has not come closer.
\n\n\nMir kommen op alle Fall zur Konklusioun, datt deen opportune Moment an de leschte Méint net méi no geréckelt ass.
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We come in any case to the conclusion that the opportune moment has not moved closer in recent months.
\nSitting of 14 November 2024, Laurent Zeimet, CSV
\nOn 10 June 2025, in the topical hour on the recognition of the State of Palestine before the New York conference, Laurent Mosar said his group will support recognition together with other countries if that can help bring a ceasefire and peace.
\n\n\nWann d’Unerkennung vu Palästina mat anere Länner zesummen dozou ka bäidroen, wäerte mir dëst als CSV-Fraktioun op jidde Fall ënnerstëtzen.
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If recognising Palestine together with other countries can contribute to this, we as the CSV group will support it in any case.
\nSitting of 10 June 2025, Laurent Mosar, CSV
\nOn 16 October 2025, in the topical hour on possible bilateral sanctions against Israel after the Gaza ceasefire, Laurent Zeimet stated his party's view of Israel's standing in the region.
\n\n\nIsrael ass kee Schurkestaat. Israel ass déi eenzeg Demokratie am Noen Osten. Israel ass den eenzege Rechtsstaat am Noen Osten.
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Israel is not a rogue state. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. Israel is the only state under the rule of law in the Middle East.
\nSitting of 16 October 2025, Laurent Zeimet, CSV
\nOn 14 November 2024, in the topical hour on the recognition of the State of Palestine, Gusty Graas stated his party's position that recognition should come one day but not now.
\n\n\nD’Demokratesch Partei ass net opposéiert, datt den Dag soll kommen, wou Palästina als onofhängege Staat unerkannt gëtt, mee d’Ramebedingungen zu dësem Zäitpunkt stëmmen net.
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The Democratic Party is not opposed to the day coming when Palestine is recognised as an independent state, but the framework conditions at this moment are not right.
\nSitting of 14 November 2024, Gusty Graas, DP
\nOn 29 October 2025, in the foreign policy debate on the Gaza ceasefire and relations with Israel, Gusty Graas stated that the Gaza ceasefire is fragile.
\n\n\nD’Wafferou an der Gazasträif ass fragill, an net méi spéit wéi gëschter Owend si mer dat gewuer ginn.
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The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is fragile, and we learned that no later than yesterday evening.
\nSitting of 29 October 2025, Gusty Graas, DP
\nOn 9 July 2025, in the debate on the motion to close the Luxembourg trade office in Tel Aviv, Yves Cruchten contrasted EU sanctions on Russia with the absence of sanctions on Israel.
\n\n\nEngersäits schnüre mer an der Europäescher Unioun – zu Recht! – 18 Sanktiounspäck géint d’Russesch Federatioun. A géint Israel: Null! Näischt. Nada.
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On the one hand we put together 18 sanctions packages in the European Union against the Russian Federation, and rightly so. And against Israel: zero. Nothing. Nada.
\nSitting of 9 July 2025, Yves Cruchten, LSAP
\nOn 30 April 2026, tabling the motion on Gaza, Lebanon and the occupied territories, Yves Cruchten stated his view of the Chamber's responsibility.
\n\n\nAls Chamber an als Land hu mir eng Verantwortung, net nëmmen ze kommentéieren, mee ze handelen a kloer Positiounen anzefuerderen – och op europäeschem Niveau.
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As a Chamber and as a country we have a responsibility not only to comment, but to act and to demand clear positions – also at European level.
\nSitting of 30 April 2026, Yves Cruchten, LSAP
\nOn 16 January 2024, in the topical hour on the conflict in the Middle East one hundred days after 7 October, Fernand Kartheiser called on the government to give large-scale humanitarian aid in Gaza.
\n\n\nD’ADR rifft d’Regierung dozou op, der palästinensescher ziviller Populatioun an der Gazasträif massiv a generéis humanitär Hëllef ze leeschten.
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The ADR calls on the government to give massive and generous humanitarian aid to the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip.
\nSitting of 16 January 2024, Fernand Kartheiser, ADR
\nOn 16 October 2025, in the topical hour on possible bilateral sanctions against Israel after the Gaza ceasefire, Fred Keup credited the US President with the ceasefire.
\n\n\nA mir kënne ganz roueg alleguerten, an dat ass dat, wat am Moment da mol eng Kéier op der Welt geschitt, dem Trump als amerikanesche President felicitéieren, well ouni déi Aart vun him, fir dat esou ze maachen, wier dat doten net erreecht ginn a wier et och net méiglech gewiescht.
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And we can all quite calmly congratulate Trump as American President, because without his way of doing it, this would not have been achieved and would not have been possible.
\nSitting of 16 October 2025, Fred Keup, ADR
\nOn 16 January 2024, in the topical hour on the conflict in the Middle East one hundred days after 7 October, Sam Tanson stated that Israel's response does not allow an entire civilian population to be put in an inhuman situation.
\n\n\nMee déi Reaktioun vun Israel, déi erlaabt et net, eng ganz Zivillbevëlkerung och an eng onmënschlech Situatioun ze setzen.
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But that reaction by Israel does not allow an entire civilian population to be put in an inhuman situation.
\nSitting of 16 January 2024, Sam Tanson, déi gréng
\nOn 16 October 2025, in the topical hour on possible bilateral sanctions against Israel after the Gaza ceasefire, Sam Tanson stated that nothing excuses what happened in Gaza over the past two years.
\n\n\nDat ass net duerch eng Hamas ze excuséieren, et ass net duerch de 7. Oktober ze excuséieren, et ass net duerch d’Geschicht ze excuséieren.
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It cannot be excused by a Hamas, it cannot be excused by 7 October, it cannot be excused by history.
\nSitting of 16 October 2025, Sam Tanson, déi gréng
\nOn 14 May 2025, in the debate on the motion against the prolongation of the EU-Israel association agreement, Sven Clement explained his reservation about one part of the motion's operative paragraphs.
\n\n\nMir hunn awer e Problem mat deem Amalgam, deen zum Schluss an den Invitte gemaach gëtt, ënner anerem, wat d’Ratingsagencen ugeet, wat nach eng Kéier e ganz anert Feld ass wéi dat, wat mer och an der Kommissioun diskutéiert hunn.
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But we have a problem with the conflation made at the end in the operative paragraphs, among other things on the rating agencies, which is again a completely different field from what we discussed in committee.
\nSitting of 14 May 2025, Sven Clement, Piraten
\nOn 16 January 2024, in the topical hour on the conflict in the Middle East one hundred days after 7 October, David Wagner presented the resolution and stated what it asks the Chamber to demand.
\n\n\nDofir soll d’Chamber sech och ausdrécklech fir en direkte Waffestëllstand ausdrécken, all Acteur opfuerderen, der ziviller Bevëlkerung ze hëllefen an e Friddensplang auszeschaffen, deen op enger Zweestaateléisung baséiert.
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That is why the Chamber should also expressly come out for an immediate ceasefire, call on every actor to help the civilian population and work out a peace plan based on a two-state solution.
\nSitting of 16 January 2024, David Wagner, déi Lénk
\nOn 9 July 2025, tabling the motion on the Luxembourg trade office in Tel Aviv, David Wagner proposed that the office be closed until further notice.
\n\n\nAn an deem Sënn géife mer fuerderen, zesumme mat der LSAP a mat de Gréngen, datt den Handelsbüro vu Lëtzebuerg zu Tel Aviv géif bis op Weideres zougemaach ginn.
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And in that sense we ask, together with the LSAP and the Greens, that Luxembourg's trade office in Tel Aviv be closed until further notice.
\nSitting of 9 July 2025, David Wagner, déi Lénk
\nOn 16 January 2024, in the topical hour on the conflict in the Middle East one hundred days after 7 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade answered the debate and stated that a ceasefire is needed.
\n\n\nDofir: Et ass mer egal, wéi Dir e wëllt nennen, mee et brauch een e Cessez-le-feu.
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So: I do not mind what you want to call it, but a ceasefire is needed.
\nSitting of 16 January 2024, Xavier Bettel, Ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce extérieur
\nOn 3 March 2026, in the government declaration on the war in Iran and the wider Middle East, the Prime Minister stated the government's position that only Iranians should decide their country's future.
\n\n\nMee d’Zukunft vum Iran soll net zu Washington, net zu Jerusalem, net zu Bréissel an och net zu Lëtzebuerg decidéiert ginn.
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But the future of Iran should not be decided in Washington, nor in Jerusalem, nor in Brussels, and not in Luxembourg either.
\nSitting of 3 March 2026, Luc Frieden, Premier ministre
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