Early Day Motion: East Jerusalem and Gaza

  

Following the news reports and testimony over the last few days, I tabled the following motion in the Commons:

“That this House condemns unreservedly the Israeli brutality in East Jerusalem and Gaza; refutes entirely that there is any equivalence with actions by Palestinian demonstrators or militants; notes that there is no comparison between state orchestrated violence perpetrated by a military and civil power with legitimate protest by civilians or even retaliatory attacks by militant organisations; reaffirms its calls for peace in the area; and calls on the Government to unequivocally condemn Israeli actions and push for the upholding of international law.”

You can view the motion at the House of Commons website here.