Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gerald Kaufman (Labour), on Wednesday, 30 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 28 members in total.

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DECLARATION BY ISRAELI ARMY RESERVISTS

That this House expresses its admiration and respect for the 50 Israeli army reserve officers and soldiers who have announced that they 'will no longer take part in the war for the ... purpose of occupying, deporting, destroying, blockading, killing, starving and humiliating an entire people,' namely the Palestinians; and thanks them for rescuing their country's good name from a government whose oppressive policies are immoral in themselves and, moreover, have failed to prevent an increasing toll of killed and injured innocent Israeli civilians, victims of terrorist attacks which Ariel Sharon calls on the beleaguered Yasser Arafat to prevent but which Sharon with his vastly stronger armed forces, police and intelligence services, is himself unable to prevent.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

DECLARATION BY ISRAELI ARMY RESERVISTS (763A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by David Winnick (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 31 January 2002. It has been signed by 11 members in total.

at end add 'and strongly believes that a viable and independent Palestinian state based on the post 1967 occupied territories should be urgently pursued by the international community, particularly the United States, and that all the main religions in the region should have full access to their holy places in Jerusalem.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

763 

763A1 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Armed conflict Reserve forces Israel

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk