That this House notes with deep concern breaches of international humanitarian law by the Israeli Government in Palestine; expresses its grave concern that UK arms supplied to Israel may have been used to commit war crimes, particularly in Gaza; resolves to improve parliamentary scrutiny of the UK’s control of arms exports; urges the UK Government to introduce a presumption of denial for arms exports to governments listed as human rights priorities in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) annual human rights report; therefore calls on the UK Government to suspend all arms exports to Israel; recognises that the Palestinian Authority and Hamas are listed within the Occupied Palestinian Territories section of the 2022 FCDO human rights report; further calls on the UK Government to use all political and diplomatic powers to halt arms supplied to Hamas from Iran and other actors that are hostile to Israel; and believes that only a two-state solution and a lasting peace can deliver the security and dignity that Israelis and Palestinians need and deserve.
Signatories (45)
- Calum Miller Sponsor
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Wera Hobhouse
- Andrew George
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Helen Morgan
- Adam Dance
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Liz Jarvis
- James MacCleary
- Clive Jones
- Dr Ellie Chowns
- Dr Roz Savage
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Munira Wilson
- Brian Mathew
- Layla Moran
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Alex Brewer
- Sarah Dyke
- Monica Harding
- Mr Paul Kohler
- Freddie van Mierlo
- Tom Gordon
- Pippa Heylings
- Vikki Slade
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Charlie Maynard
- Jamie Stone
- Charlotte Cane
- Caroline Voaden
- Victoria Collins
- Ben Maguire
- David Chadwick
- Daisy Cooper
- Gideon Amos
- Ian Sollom
- Ben Lake
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Ann Davies
- Llinos Medi
- Josh Babarinde
- Chris Law
- Richard Foord