Mentions:
1: Andrew Percy (Con - Brigg and Goole) I want Israel to succeed. - Speech Link
2: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) We all know that Israel is sustained by the United States. - Speech Link
3: Tahir Ali (Lab - Birmingham, Hall Green) How many United Nations resolutions has Israel broken? - Speech Link
4: Alyn Smith (SNP - Stirling) I count myself a friend of Israel and Palestine. - Speech Link
Immediately revoke all licences for arms exports to Israel
- 47,799 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 49,608 - 57 added in the past 24hrs)
The UK is complicit in arming Israel, and many regard Israel to be committing war crimes.
The Government responsed to this petition on 5th March 2024 (View Full Response)Found: We believe the UK Government is on the wrong side of history, and must stop the sale of arms to Israel
Found: UK arms exports to Israel
Mentions:
1: Brendan Clarke-Smith (Con - Bassetlaw) Israel did not seek this war. - Speech Link
2: Brendan Clarke-Smith (Con - Bassetlaw) Israel was looking at a deal on relations with Saudi Arabia, so the hon. - Speech Link
3: Wayne David (Lab - Caerphilly) has been delivered to Israel since 7 October. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None petitioners therefore request the House of Commons to urge the Government to suspend all arms transfers to Israel - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None Days after Hamas’s brutal attack, the then Foreign Secretary was in Israel to see for himself the devastation - Speech Link
2: None Although Israel has the right to defend itself against terror, restore its security and bring the hostages - Speech Link
3: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) Although Israel has the right to defend itself against terror and bring back the hostages, it must act - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) We welcome the announcement from Israel on the checking facility at Kerem Shalom. - Speech Link
5: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) As I have said before, as friends and allies of Israel we understand its security issues—but, equally - Speech Link
Urge Israel to create safe havens outside Gaza for children/civilians from Gaza
- 88 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 133 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Urge Israel to allow safe havens on the Israeli side of the border for Palestinian children, women, the elderly, hospital evacuees. Israeli academics have proposed such safe havens (The Guardian 1/11/23) to be run by the UN/Red Cross; financed by the international community and protected by Israel.
Found: Safe havens in Israel (outside Gaza) could help prevent so much suffering; would be in keeping with IHL
Provide military equipment to Israel
- Final Signatures: 165
We want the Government to increase its support for Israel by sending them military equipment and gear for them to use to combat terrorism.
Found: We believe Israel needs the UK's support to overcome its current challenges.
Mentions:
1: None “With permission, I will update the House on the situation in Israel and Gaza. - Speech Link
2: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, the horrors of recent months in Israel and Gaza have been intolerable. - Speech Link
3: Lord Benyon (Con - Life peer) It is 115 days since Hamas’s attacks against the State of Israel. - Speech Link
4: Lord Hannay of Chiswick (XB - Life peer) and that all of us, including Israel, should recognise Palestine as a state. - Speech Link
5: Lord Benyon (Con - Life peer) As we can see daily in our newspapers, Israel is a vibrant democracy. - Speech Link