Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ernie Ross (Labour), on Friday, 10 May 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 100 members in total.

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PALESTINIAN ACADEMIC RIGHTS

That this House notes with concern the closure, since December 1987, of Palestinian schools, colleges and universities by Israel which is denying thousands of Palestinian students access to an education; further notes that such closures contravene the 4th Geneva Convention of 1949 and have been condemned by the European Parliament, the United Nations, the United States and other governments; also recognises the universal right to an education regardless of race, colour or gender, and that more than half of the Palestinians resident in the West Bank and Gaza are of school age and that such closures affect the majority of Palestinians; calls on the Israeli Government to immediately re-open the closed Palestinian educational establishments; urges Her Majesty's Government to make representations to the Israeli Government to uphold international law and fulfill the internationally recognised responsibilities of occupying forces, while recognising that the present closures have denied an entire generation of young Palestinians access to an education; and further believes that the re-opening of the educational establishments in the Occupied Territories would play an important role in creating the right environment for steps forward in the search for a just and lasting peace for Israel and the Palestinian people.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

PALESTINIAN ACADEMIC RIGHTS (823A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Gwyneth Dunwoody (primary, Labour) and tabled on Tuesday, 21 May 1991. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'welcomes the fact that as a consequence of Israeli confidence-building measures Palestinian educational institutions, some of which were intermittently closed during the Intifada, are now functioning normally in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and notes that the Israeli authorities have greatly expanded Palestinian education opportunities at all levels since 1967, including the higher education sector, which did not exist in the West Bank under Jordanian rule.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

823 

823A1 

Session

1990-91

Subjects

Education Israel Palestine

Link

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