RELEASE OF ALAN JOHNSTON
mcc | 05.07.2007 14:53
A Early Day Motion has been submitted by Richard Burden MP to be debated at the House of Commons. It calls for Britain, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations to talk with the Hamas government.
If you support this motion contact your MP at
http://www.writetothem.com/ and ask him/her to support EDM 1841
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=33685&SESSION=885
EDM 1841
RELEASE OF ALAN JOHNSTON
04.07.2007
Burden, Richard
That this House welcomes the release unharmed of Alan Johnston from captivity in Gaza; pays tribute to his integrity and courage, to the dignity shown by his parents throughout their ordeal, to Alan's friends and colleagues at the BBC for pursuing every avenue they could to secure Alan's release, to Foreign Office staff for their efforts, to the hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who have expressed their support for Alan and to the Palestinians themselves; notes particularly that Alan Johnston himself has acknowledged the pivotal role played by Hamas in condemning the kidnapping and securing his release; believes that this shows why the international community's support for Mahmoud Abbas as the legitimate President of Palestine should not preclude contact with Hamas, why the Quartet should support the reconciliation between different Palestinian parties that will be crucial to a successful peace process between Israel and Palestine and why this is further evidence that peace can result from discussions between enemies as well and friends.
If you support this motion contact your MP at
http://www.writetothem.com/ and ask him/her to support EDM 1841 http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=33685&SESSION=885 EDM 1841
RELEASE OF ALAN JOHNSTON
04.07.2007
Burden, Richard
That this House welcomes the release unharmed of Alan Johnston from captivity in Gaza; pays tribute to his integrity and courage, to the dignity shown by his parents throughout their ordeal, to Alan's friends and colleagues at the BBC for pursuing every avenue they could to secure Alan's release, to Foreign Office staff for their efforts, to the hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who have expressed their support for Alan and to the Palestinians themselves; notes particularly that Alan Johnston himself has acknowledged the pivotal role played by Hamas in condemning the kidnapping and securing his release; believes that this shows why the international community's support for Mahmoud Abbas as the legitimate President of Palestine should not preclude contact with Hamas, why the Quartet should support the reconciliation between different Palestinian parties that will be crucial to a successful peace process between Israel and Palestine and why this is further evidence that peace can result from discussions between enemies as well and friends.
mcc