Palestine

MPs urge Government to back Palestine in UN vote

September 16, 2011

This week I was one of nearly 100 MPs, from all parties, who are supporting the call for the British Government to back immediate recognition of a Palestinian state on 1967 borders at the United Nations this week. The Government has yet to come out to support Palestine despite high levels of public support for [...]

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Middle East

May 3, 2011

Congratulations to the interim Egyptian government who have managed to broker reconciliation between 11 Palestinian parties in three months, something Mubarek failed to do in four years. Perhaps he wasn’t trying as long as the money kept rolling in. No plaudits for Hague this month whose inconsistency grows more apparent every day. If we abide [...]

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Libya crisis update

April 9, 2011

I spoke about the humanitarian crisis in Libya in a Commons debate on Tuesday.  Since then further civilian and rebel deaths at Coalition hands have emphasised the delicate balance between protection of human rights and aggression.  We do still have a role in stopping the attacks on cities like Misrata but Coalition intervention is getting [...]

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Life is Slow Dying

September 14, 2010

Middle East Peace Talks This article by Andy Slaughter will be published in the next edition of  Al-Aqsa Journal: Trying to get a feel for how seriously the peace talks are being taken, I trawl through the international press.  There is more speculation as to why they are even happening than on their chances of [...]

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Gaza flotilla massacre

June 1, 2010

I was away yesterday but followed the news of the Gaza flotilla with increasing horror, while being inundated with texts and emails from constituents outraged by Israel’s actions.  Most agreed, as I do, with the Turkish Government that Israel is behaving like a bandit country and its actions amount to piracy.  I have signed up [...]

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Palestinian Debate

April 8, 2010

Last night I joined the Green and Liberal Democrat candidates at a debate that focused on issues surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, hosted by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in the Rivercourt Methodist Church. I think we were all extremely grateful for their efforts in organising the debate on such an important issue, and welcomed the opportunity [...]

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Pre-Election Public Meeting, Wednesday 7th April

April 6, 2010

On Wednesday evening there will be another chance for constituents to see the candidates for Hammersmith, debating specifically on the issue of Palestine. Details of the event are below: Palestine Is Still The Issue “The Israel-Palestine crisis is the most urgent problem for the world to solve, if it remains unresolved you can give up [...]

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The Britain-Palestine APPG Report

March 25, 2010
One Year On From War

One year on from war: A report on the humanitarian and political situation in Gaza by the Britain Palestine APPG is now available on line, which you can reach by clicking the above link. The delegation have invited Members of Parliament, Peers and Researchers to come together before dissolution and discuss the issues raised in [...]

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Paul Martin in Westminster

March 19, 2010

On Tuesday, members of the Parliamentary delegation to Gaza met Paul Martin, the recently released British Journalist. Paul was released last week after spending nearly a month in custody. Following the delegation’s meeting with members of Hamas, who control Gaza, Paul was released and allowed to return to Britain. It was a pleasure to finally [...]

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Pictures from Gaza

March 15, 2010
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