Recognising the state of Palestine
My Bill would recognise Palestine on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, and the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
Category Archives: Parliamentarians
The Israel-Gaza Conflict – an immediate bilateral ceasefire and securing two states
Conference calls to enact a presumption of denial for arms exports to governments listed by the Foreign Office as human rights priorities, and therefore immediately suspending arms exports to Israel,
Baroness Lindsay Northover files a bill for recognition of Palestine’s statehood
The Secretary of State must, within one month of the passing of this Act, take such steps as are necessary to ensure the Government of the United Kingdom formally recognises Palestine as a sovereign and…
Lib Dems support Palestine
This election is your chance to make a difference for Palestinians. Vote Liberal Democrat, and you will vote for a stronger presence in Parliament for a party that supports Palestinians. We will push the next…
Ed Davey: The UK must give the ICC our full support
Ed Davey supports the arrest of Israel's PM Netanyahyu
Lib Dem leader calls for UK to suspend arms sales to Israel 3 April 2024
For years Liberal Democrats have called for far tougher control of arms exports, so that British arms are not being used in conflicts such as the devastating one in Gaza. The UK Government must take…
Lib Dems welcome UN Security Council motion for an immediate ceasefire 28 March 2024
The LibDems welcome the UN Security Council motion calling for an immediate, sustainable ceasefire in Gaza. But this must be more than a temporary ceasefire. It’s vital that the UK government use this to move…
Gaza: Hunger Alleviation 18 March 2024
In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of famine, affecting thousands of people … This is unacceptable. Starvation is used as a weapon of war. Israel…
Lib Dem Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran’s Spring 2024 conference speech
She described her family’s pre 1948 life in Palestine and the catastrophe that followed. She said that the war was serving the wicked fusion of Netanyahu’s government, calling their rhetoric genocidal.
UK should impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, says Ed Davey 29 Feb 2024
The UK should impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers who have pushed for more settlements on Palestinian land, Ed Davey has argued, saying this is vital to stop the fighting in Gaza spreading to the West…
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation 8 February 2024
“There’s an acronym that’s unique to the Gaza Strip, it’s WCNSF—wounded child no surviving family—and it’s not used infrequently”.
Carmichael calls on UK Government to ‘stand up’ for international law 20 Dec 2023
MP Alistair Carmichael called for the UK to urge Israel to become a state party to the International Criminal Court
Israel-Gaza conflict: Liberal Democrats call for immediate bilateral ceasefire
Official Lib Dem press release Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey and Lib Dem Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP have today called for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict. The purpose of such a ceasefire, which…
An immediate bilateral ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
More than a month since Hamas’ atrocities, it is increasingly clear that a military solution to eliminate Hamas is not possible. Nor is it tenable for Israel to reoccupy Gaza. Only a sustained political and…
Lib Dems call for radical new approach to Israel/Palestine conflict
It also proposes legislation to ensure that goods and services from illegal settlements in Palestinian territory do not enter the United Kingdom until a negotiated peace settlement is agreed.