(Glasgow North East)
(SNP)
In recent days, we have had a pause in the violence in Palestine.
That pause has allowed some aid to get through, and some Israelis
and some Palestinians to be released. Instead of people being
bombed or shot, maimed or killed, they have been reunited with
their families. Nobody could fail to be moved by the scenes of
families crying with relief on our television screens, just as
nobody could fail to be horrified by the killing of so many
thousands of innocent people. My constituents want to see more of
the former and no more of the latter. They want to see aid
reaching everyone who needs it, and they want to see mothers and
fathers on all sides getting their children back.
The petition states:
The petition of residents of the United Kingdom,
Declares that the only and quickest route to lasting peace in
Palestine is for all sides to support and adhere to full
ceasefire; condemns violence against people for simply being
Israeli, equally condemns violence against people simply for
being Palestinian; mourns the growing death toll of women, men
and children and grieves for the thousands more traumatised by
what they have witnessed and experienced.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges
the Government to add its voice to international calls for an
immediate and permanent ceasefire so that aid can continue to
reach Palestinians; bombed out homes, universities and hospitals
in Palestine can be rebuilt and the process to finding last peace
with a two state solution can begin.
And the petitioners remain, etc.
