Please circulate this information as widely as possible:
CALL ON YOUR MP TO SIGN Early Day Motion 1239, tabled by John Austin,
on
the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes in Gaza. 68 MPs have
signed
his EDM so far, which calls for the suspension of the EU-Israel
Association
Agreement. The text is below:
That this House condemns the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes
and
wide scale devastation across the Gaza Strip; expresses grave concern
about
the extent of the destruction in the Palestinian refugee camp in Rafah,
where over 80 homes have been destroyed, leaving more than 1,000
Palestinians homeless; expresses alarm at the overall scale of the
Israeli
policy of house demolitions; notes that so far in May, 191 homes have
been
demolished in the Gaza Strip and 2,197 Palestinians made homeless;
notes
Amnesty International's figure that over 3,000 Palestinian homes have
been
demolished in the Occupied Territories since the start of the intifada;
believes that house demolitions on this scale breach international law
and
cannot be justified by Israel's claim of urgent military need;
expresses
concern at the worsening humanitarian situation caused by Israeli
military
operations using bulldozers and helicopter gunships, resulting in
damage to
roads, water and electricity supplies, injury to medical teams and
obstruction to medical care with local hospitals unable to cope with
the
number of dead and injured; believes that these military actions will
neither calm the situation nor enhance Israel's security; welcomes Her
Majesty's Government's expressions of deep concern over the
demolitions;
calls on the Government to take measures to ensure that Israel's
repeated
violations of international law do not continue; and calls for the
British
Government to support the suspension of the EU-Israel Association
Agreement
in light of Israel's continued breach of the treaty's articles on human
rights obligations.
MPs who have signed to date are: John Austin, Diane Abbot, Janet
Anderson,
Norman Baker, Mr Harry Barnes, Mr Roger Berry, Peter Bottomley, Mr
Colin
Breed, Richard Burden, Mrs Anne Campbell, Mr Martin Caton, Mr Tony
Clarke,
Harry Cohen, Jeremy Corbyn, Mrs Ann Cryer, John Cryer, Valerie Davey,
Jim
Dobbin, Mr David Drew, Julia Drown, Mr Huw Edwards, Mr Bill
Etherington,
Barbara Follett, Mr George Galloway, Andrew George, Mr Neil Gerrard, Dr
Ian
Gibson, Mr Win Griffiths, David Hamilton, Mr Mike Hancock, Mr Mark
Hendrick, Mr Kelvin Hopkins, Dr Brian Iddon, Glenda Jackson, Helen
Jackson,
Mr Jon Owen Jones, Lynne Jones, Mr Gerald Kaufman, Norman Lamb, Mr Mark
Lazarowicz, Mr David Lepper, Mr Terry Lewis, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Mr John
Lyons, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Alice Mahon, Mr Paul Marsden, Mr Alan Meale,
Diana Organ, Albert Owen, Mr Gordon Prentice, Adam Price, Mr Ken
Purchase,
Joan Ruddock, Bob Russell, Christine Russell, Mr Brian Sedgemore, Mr
Jim
Sheridan, Alan Simpson, Mr Marsha Singh, Llew Smith, Mr Simon Thomas,
Dr
Jenny Tonge, Dr Desmond Turner, Mr Robert N Wareing, Brian White, Mrs
Betty
Williams.
You can write to your MP c/o Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0AA; or
use
www.faxyourmp.co.uk; phone them via the House of Commons website (tel
020
7219 3000); or email them (if you haven't got their email, phone the
House
of Commons)
Other Early Day Motions recently tabled are:
EDM 1288, tabled by Lynne Jones MP, on the suspension of the EU-Israel
association agreement;
EDM 1238, tabled by John Austin, on the Inter Parliamentary Union
delegation from Palestine;
EDM 1223, tabled by Marsha Singh, on Gaza
For the text and the list of signatories so far, visit the website
http://edm.ais.co.uk
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON FRIDAY 28 MAY:
1. Vigil at the Israeli Embassy, High Street Kensington, from 5.00pm -
7.30pm.
2. Virtual Lobby Day - please fax, email or phone the Israeli Embassy
and
the Foreign Office to express your disgust at the way that Israel is
killing people and demolishing homes and businesses.
- Demand that Israel ends its illegal occupation.
- Demand the British government recalls the British Ambassador from
Tel
Aviv, and imposes economic sanctions on Israel until the occupation is
ended.
Israeli Embassy: fax: 020 7957 9555
Tel: 020 7957 9500
Email:
info-assist@london.mfa.gov.il or info1@london.mfa.gov.il
Foreign Office: Jack Straw:fax: 020 7270 2144/ 020 7008 2462 (middle
east
peace Section)
Tel: 020 7008 1500
Palestine Desk: 020 7008 3796
Email: http://www.fco.gov.uk
Prime Minister: Tony Blair: fax: 020 7925 0918
Tel:
Email via: http://www.number-10.gov.uk:
PROTEST AT SENTENCING OF MARWAN BARGHOUTI:
Monday 7th June, 5-7pm, at the Israeli Embassy, High Street Kensington.
CALL ON YOUR MP TO SIGN Early Day Motion 1239, tabled by John Austin,
on
the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes in Gaza. 68 MPs have
signed
his EDM so far, which calls for the suspension of the EU-Israel
Association
Agreement. The text is below:
That this House condemns the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes
and
wide scale devastation across the Gaza Strip; expresses grave concern
about
the extent of the destruction in the Palestinian refugee camp in Rafah,
where over 80 homes have been destroyed, leaving more than 1,000
Palestinians homeless; expresses alarm at the overall scale of the
Israeli
policy of house demolitions; notes that so far in May, 191 homes have
been
demolished in the Gaza Strip and 2,197 Palestinians made homeless;
notes
Amnesty International's figure that over 3,000 Palestinian homes have
been
demolished in the Occupied Territories since the start of the intifada;
believes that house demolitions on this scale breach international law
and
cannot be justified by Israel's claim of urgent military need;
expresses
concern at the worsening humanitarian situation caused by Israeli
military
operations using bulldozers and helicopter gunships, resulting in
damage to
roads, water and electricity supplies, injury to medical teams and
obstruction to medical care with local hospitals unable to cope with
the
number of dead and injured; believes that these military actions will
neither calm the situation nor enhance Israel's security; welcomes Her
Majesty's Government's expressions of deep concern over the
demolitions;
calls on the Government to take measures to ensure that Israel's
repeated
violations of international law do not continue; and calls for the
British
Government to support the suspension of the EU-Israel Association
Agreement
in light of Israel's continued breach of the treaty's articles on human
rights obligations.
MPs who have signed to date are: John Austin, Diane Abbot, Janet
Anderson,
Norman Baker, Mr Harry Barnes, Mr Roger Berry, Peter Bottomley, Mr
Colin
Breed, Richard Burden, Mrs Anne Campbell, Mr Martin Caton, Mr Tony
Clarke,
Harry Cohen, Jeremy Corbyn, Mrs Ann Cryer, John Cryer, Valerie Davey,
Jim
Dobbin, Mr David Drew, Julia Drown, Mr Huw Edwards, Mr Bill
Etherington,
Barbara Follett, Mr George Galloway, Andrew George, Mr Neil Gerrard, Dr
Ian
Gibson, Mr Win Griffiths, David Hamilton, Mr Mike Hancock, Mr Mark
Hendrick, Mr Kelvin Hopkins, Dr Brian Iddon, Glenda Jackson, Helen
Jackson,
Mr Jon Owen Jones, Lynne Jones, Mr Gerald Kaufman, Norman Lamb, Mr Mark
Lazarowicz, Mr David Lepper, Mr Terry Lewis, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Mr John
Lyons, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Alice Mahon, Mr Paul Marsden, Mr Alan Meale,
Diana Organ, Albert Owen, Mr Gordon Prentice, Adam Price, Mr Ken
Purchase,
Joan Ruddock, Bob Russell, Christine Russell, Mr Brian Sedgemore, Mr
Jim
Sheridan, Alan Simpson, Mr Marsha Singh, Llew Smith, Mr Simon Thomas,
Dr
Jenny Tonge, Dr Desmond Turner, Mr Robert N Wareing, Brian White, Mrs
Betty
Williams.
You can write to your MP c/o Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0AA; or
use
www.faxyourmp.co.uk; phone them via the House of Commons website (tel
020
7219 3000); or email them (if you haven't got their email, phone the
House
of Commons)
Other Early Day Motions recently tabled are:
EDM 1288, tabled by Lynne Jones MP, on the suspension of the EU-Israel
association agreement;
EDM 1238, tabled by John Austin, on the Inter Parliamentary Union
delegation from Palestine;
EDM 1223, tabled by Marsha Singh, on Gaza
For the text and the list of signatories so far, visit the website
http://edm.ais.co.uk NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON FRIDAY 28 MAY:
1. Vigil at the Israeli Embassy, High Street Kensington, from 5.00pm -
7.30pm.
2. Virtual Lobby Day - please fax, email or phone the Israeli Embassy
and
the Foreign Office to express your disgust at the way that Israel is
killing people and demolishing homes and businesses.
- Demand that Israel ends its illegal occupation.
- Demand the British government recalls the British Ambassador from
Tel
Aviv, and imposes economic sanctions on Israel until the occupation is
ended.
Israeli Embassy: fax: 020 7957 9555
Tel: 020 7957 9500
Email:
info-assist@london.mfa.gov.il or info1@london.mfa.gov.il Foreign Office: Jack Straw:fax: 020 7270 2144/ 020 7008 2462 (middle
east
peace Section)
Tel: 020 7008 1500
Palestine Desk: 020 7008 3796
Email:
http://www.fco.gov.uk Prime Minister: Tony Blair: fax: 020 7925 0918
Tel:
Email via:
http://www.number-10.gov.uk: PROTEST AT SENTENCING OF MARWAN BARGHOUTI:
Monday 7th June, 5-7pm, at the Israeli Embassy, High Street Kensington.
