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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mohammad Sarwar (Labour), on Wednesday, 14 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 48 members in total.

CONFLICT IN GAZA

That this House welcomes the statement in The Times by Jews for Justice for Palestinians signed by 540 Israeli academics, artists and writers, calling for an end to the slaughter in Gaza; and welcomes in particular its demands for an immediate unconditional ceasefire, an end to the blockade and the opening of dialogue with Hamas, without which there can be no durable peace, UK condemnation of Israeli breaches of the Geneva Conventions, just as the UK has condemned Hamas rockets, an investigation into war crimes that may have been committed by any party to the conflict, an embargo on arms to Israel and lastly the suspension of the EU-Israel Association until Israel fulfils the basic human rights conditions on which it is predicated.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONFLICT IN GAZA (457A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Jim Devine (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 28 January 2009. It has been signed by 2 members in total.
leave out `540 Israeli academics, artists and writers' and insert `almost 600 British Jews opposed to the invasion of Gaza and citing similar opinions by 540 Israeli academics, artists and writers, as well as 1,800 residents of Sderot and Gaza'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
457 
457A1 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Ann Clwyd
Keith Vaz
Mark Fisher
Andrew George
Joan Walley
Jim McGovern
Jim Devine
Subjects
Politics and government Middle East Military operations
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk