Emmanuel Thomas I Monday, November 11, 2024
LONDON, UK – A far-reaching motion tabled by British MP Richard Burgon to stifle Israel over continued illegal occupation of Palestine now has support of over 60 members of the British Parliament.
Through the motion, Richard Burgon is averred that “Israel is carrying out war crime after war crime. Our Government must impose widespread sanctions on Israel to force it to stop.”
Specifically, the motion titled, “EDM 221:UN’s resolution on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and sanctions’, when passed with halt supply of deadly weapons to Israel, prohibit importation of goods emanating from any Palestinian territory occupied by Israel and effectively revoke the 2030 Roadmap which deepens the UK economic, trade and security ties with Israel.
The motion also seeks travel bans and asset freezes for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and all other members of his cabinet that are involved in maintain Israel’s illegal presence in Palestine
The motion is anchored on resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly based on advisory from the International Court for Justice, ICJ.
“EDM 221:UN’s resolution on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and sanctions’
“That this house welcomes the UN General Assembly’s decision to overwhelmingly adopt a resolution on 18th September calling for Israel to rapidly end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory(OPT); further welcomes that the UN resolution calls on states to comply with their obligations under international law and to take concrete steps to address Israel’s unlawful presence in the OPT; notes this include calling on states not to act in ways that provides aid or assistance that help maintain Israel’s illegal presence in the OPT, to cease importing products originating from Israel’s settlements, to halt arms transfer to Israel where there are reasonable grounds to suspect they may be used in the OPT; to implement sanctions including travel bans and asset freezes against those involved in maintaining Israel’s unlawful presence in the OPT and to take steps to prevent all other trade that aids or assists the illegal occupation; further notes that the UN general assembly’s resolution follows an International Court of Justice advisory opinion that Israel’s decades long occupation violates international laws which calls on states not to act in ways that maintain this unlawful situation; believes the adoption of this resolution places new obligations on the government and calls on government to act in support of the UN resolution and ICJ opinion including by ending all military exports to Israel, banning the imports of goods from Illegal Israeli settlements and revoking the 2030 Roadmap which deepens the UK economic, trade and security ties with Israel.”
